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  2. <\/a><\/a><\/a>Wikipedia<\/a><\/a>https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org \u203a wiki \u203a Useful_idiot<\/a><\/a>Useful idiot – Wikipedia<\/a>A useful idiot is a pejorative term for a person who is manipulated by a cause or a political player without realizing it. The term is often attributed to Lenin, but its first appearance in English was in 1864 and it \u2026People also search for<\/strong>\n