quisling

Example Sentences

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After that, it was assumed, Putin would appoint a quisling government and annex big chunks of the country.

From Salon

His name gave us the English word "quisling": it means a lackey, a traitor, a bootlicker.

From BBC

Liberals are enthusiastic, while conservatives have variously derided them as “Jim Crow,” “authoritarianism” or “un-American” — and denounced as a quisling anyone on the right who seems to support them.

From Washington Post

They are guilty because Xi is imposing Beijing rules on Hong Kong, with the help of a quisling administration, rendering peaceful protest a crime.

From Washington Post

Unfortunately, Biden is living up to every stereotype of the quisling Democrat and taking this advice seriously.

From Salon