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From the title of the 1959 novel or 1962 film {{w|The Manchurian Candidate}}. |
From the title of the 1959 novel or 1962 film ''{{w|The Manchurian Candidate}}'', in which the son of a prominent US political family is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a communist conspiracy. |
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Revision as of 16:07, 6 May 2017
English
Etymology
From the title of the 1959 novel or 1962 film The Manchurian Candidate, in which the son of a prominent US political family is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a communist conspiracy. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. When was it first used generically?
Noun
Manchurian candidate (plural Manchurian candidates)
- A person who has unknowingly been convinced to act to benefit some interest.