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   Quisling. Left to right: Vidkun Quisling seated next to Heinrich Himmler, Josef Terboven and Nikolaus von Falkenhorst in front of officers of the Waffen-SS, German Army and Air Force in 1941. Quisling (/ ˈkwɪzlɪŋ /, Norwegian: [ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ]) is a term used in Scandinavian languages and in English to mean a citizen or politician of an ...

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   in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2) Length: 47 words. A traitor who collaborates with an enemy force occupying their country, from the name of Major Vidkun Quisling (1887–1945), the Norwegian army officer and diplomat who ruled Norway on behalf of the German occupying forces (1940–45), and who was executed for treason.

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   What does the word quisling mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word quisling . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Definition. Quisling (noun): A person who betrays their own country by aiding an invading enemy, often viewed as a traitor or collaborator. Etymology. The term “quisling” originates from the name Vidkun Quisling, a Norwegian army officer and politician who collaborated with the Nazis during their occupation of Norway in World War II.

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   The term quisling is used to describe a person who collaborates with an invading enemy. 3. The quisling government was seen as illegitimate by the majority of the population. 4. His actions during the war led many to believe that he was a quisling. 5. The quisling regime was eventually overthrown by the resistance. 6.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUISLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   QUISLING definition: 1. a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country 2. a person who helps…. Learn more.

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   What does Quisling mean?

   • Quisling(/ˈkwɪzlɪŋ/, Norwegian:[ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ]) is a term used in Scandinavian languagesand in English to mean a citizen or politician of an occupied country who collaborates with an enemy occupying force – or more generally as a synonym for traitoror collaborator.

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   Should the word 'Quisling' be withdrawn?

   • The word "quisling" is unparliamentary and should be withdrawn. I must ask him to withdraw the word "quisling". Its power depends to no small extent on the formidable coalition of quisling forces which it has recruited to support its attack.

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   When was Quisling invented?

   • The term was widely introduced to an English-speaking audience by the British newspaper The Times. It published an editorial on 19 April 1940 titled "Quislings everywhere", in which it was asserted that "To writers, the word Quisling is a gift from the gods.

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   Who was a Quisling in WW2?

   • A quisling is a person who collaborated with Axis forces in occupied Allied countries during World War II - including members of fascist and collaborationist political parties and military and paramilitary forces. How to pronounce Quisling? How to say Quisling in sign language?

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   When was Vidkun Quisling first used as a name?

   • [edit] Use of Vidkun Quisling's surname as a term predates World War II. The first recorded use of the term was by Norwegian Labour Partypolitician Oscar Torpin a 2 January 1933 newspaper interview, where he used it as a general term for Quisling's followers.

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   Are Quislings mainly a psychopath or intellectually deficient person?

   • Even after the capitulation it was generally accepted as a fact by the population that the quislings were mainly recruited among psychopaths and intellectually deficient persons. If you are a quisling and you happen to be royalty, it appears that you are automatically trusted and forgiven.

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   Definition of Quisling in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of Quisling. What does Quisling mean? ... LITERATURE; LYRICS; PHRASES; POETRY; QUOTES;