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One who has been brainwashed into preforming actions (such as assassination) upon recieving a special code word or phrase. The candidate acts and behaves normally before recieving the trigger, with no knowledge of what he will do, or what he has done while under the influence of mind control.
The assassination of the president was carried out by a manchurian candidate, under the control of a foreign power.
by laguna72 July 31, 2004
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An highly influential official or politician who has been placed in her/his position by a foreign power with a view to influencing or even dominate another nation.
Many people in the US and Europe now see president Trump as a Manchurian Candidate placed in his position by Putin and under the secret command of the Russian president and his power clique.
by Wryface July 12, 2017