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quisling

How to use quisling in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for quisling.

Editorial note

A solid tumor can recruit and reprogram all sorts of quisling cells to cloak itself.

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Quick take

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Meaning at a glance

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noun

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quisling.

Example sentences

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A solid tumor can recruit and reprogram all sorts of quisling cells to cloak itself.

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Can't say the same for that quisling GraphQL, which is neither what I would call a query language nor has anything to do with graphs.

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I find it fascinating that the word «quisling» was already in use, coined after the Norwegian traitor from WW2.

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Historically you really don't want to be the quisling, they historically tend to get worse treatment than the actual bad guys.

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We have the neocons acting as quislings because they're dumb enough to think they'll get better treatment under the new regime if they're good little quislings today.

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Even a sociopathic orphan would have to be concerned about how everyone else would likely treat quislings aka himself.

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Sure you'll get a few quisling types who think that supporting those trying to destroy them will somehow personally save them, although historically that never seems to work out.

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The majority of the vote.> quisling puppet Gina MillerPlease explain your reasoning behind this one, it just sounds like a nonsensical accusation to me. She did everyone a favour by helping to ensure that Parliamentary authority was not compromised.> remoanersNot moaning, just very concerned about the huge self-inflicted wound of Brexit and how it's going to damage the UK. I'm just hoping it will go so badly in the negotiations that they're forced to abandon it.

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I read it as younger, more foolish people believe if they're the best quisling they can be, if they can just throw away their life for the cause better than the next guy is throwing away his life, then the cause will obviously reciprocate and take care of him later, when he needs it.

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How do you use quisling in a sentence?

A solid tumor can recruit and reprogram all sorts of quisling cells to cloak itself.

What does quisling mean?

someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force

What part of speech is quisling?

quisling is commonly used as noun.