Used in a Sentence

quislings

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for quislings.

Editorial note

Under realistic bad conditions, just aren't enough quislings to require masses of non-quislings to oppose them.

Examples17
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Alternative letter-case form of quisling. [(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quislings gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of quisling. [(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.]

noun

(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quislings.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of quisling. [(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.]

noun

(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

Example sentences

1

Under realistic bad conditions, just aren't enough quislings to require masses of non-quislings to oppose them.

2

Looking at politics, many humans behave as quislings and support groups that basically exist to ruin the groups the quislings are members of.

3

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.

4

> and not humans making the choice to be Quislings What is with the obsession with calling people quislings?

5

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

6

As if the powers that be at YCombinator wouldn't roll over for Trump like all the other tech quislings.

7

Prop up some Quislings in the other team, the louder and the delusional the better.

8

Judging by the downvotes, there are a lot of surveillance state apologists/quislings in here!

9

Do not use AI under the control of quislings and demagogues.

10

Authoritarian regimes love apologists and quislings.

11

(h) Stop all conversation when axis nationals or quislings enter a cafe.

12

(g) In public treat axis nationals or quislings coldly.

Quote examples

1

Brexit extremists called every plan that wasn't theirs a betrayal and their supporters "quislings".

2

The backlash will be so huge all over EU that he wont sell even a free sample of Tesla car except to the greatest "individualists/fanboys" and they will have car windows broken on daily basis as quislings.

Proper noun examples

1

A ban on anyone receiving Russian money from French politics (bye bye Le Pen and other Quislings)?

2

I wouldn't be surprised if the NSA datacenter has only a fraction of the claimed capacity and they used the secrecy to embezzle funds on top of the overpaid contracts to Quislings.

3

I also love the impersonal gloss over the actions of all the bank employees, as though all the Operation Choke Point crimes were carried out by machines directed by the politicians and regulators, and not humans making the choice to be Quislings.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use quislings in a sentence?

Under realistic bad conditions, just aren't enough quislings to require masses of non-quislings to oppose them.

What does quislings mean?

Alternative letter-case form of quisling. [(derogatory) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.]

What part of speech is quislings?

quislings is commonly used as noun.