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'''Fellow traveller''' is a term used to describe a person who sympathises and supports the philosophy, aims or methods of a political party, but is not, or denies being, a member of that party. The term is most often used of supporters of [[communist]] parties in democratic nations, though it has also been applied to supporters of ultra-right-wing parties. | '''Fellow traveller''' is a term used to describe a person who sympathises and supports the philosophy, aims or methods of a political party, but is not, or denies being, a member of that party. The term is most often used of supporters of [[communist]] parties in democratic nations, though it has also been applied to supporters of ultra-right-wing parties. | ||
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Fellow traveller is a term used to describe a person who sympathises and supports the philosophy, aims or methods of a political party, but is not, or denies being, a member of that party. The term is most often used of supporters of communist parties in democratic nations, though it has also been applied to supporters of ultra-right-wing parties.