Yahoo Canada Web Search

Search results

1. grammarist.com › words › quislingWhat Does Quisling Mean? Definition & Examples - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com › words › quisling

   • Cached

   Quisling. Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian politician who, in collaboration with the Nazis, seized leadership of Norway in 1940 and worked with the German occupiers until the end of the war. From the beginning of his reign, his name was widely used to refer to a traitor, especially one who openly collaborates with an occupying force.

2. www.collinsdictionary.com › sentences › englishExamples of 'quisling' in a sentence - Collins Online Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › sentences › english

   • Cached

   One forgets the power that comes with these quisling positions. I lend a hand with the marking and feel like a snotty quisling. He had used a false name to insult elderly constituents and label unionists as quislings, the cybernat insult of choice. The term "quisling" is now applied to any person who betrays their country to, and collaborates ...

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › QuislingQuisling - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Quisling

   • Cached

   Quisling (/ ˈ k w ɪ z l ɪ ŋ /, Norwegian: [ˈkvɪ̂slɪŋ]) is a term used in Scandinavian languages and 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 traitor or collaborator.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › quislingAll resources related to 'quisling' - Collins Online Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › quisling

   • Cached

   A complete guide to the word "QUISLING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › quislingQUISLING - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › quisling

   • Cached

   All you need to know about "QUISLING" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   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.

7. People also ask

   What does Quisling mean?

   • From the beginning of his reign, his name was widely used to refer to a traitor, especially one who openly collaborates with an occupying force. The word was so useful that it was almost immediately decapitalized—to make quisling —and various derivatives, such as quislings, quisle, and quislingism, soon developed.

   What Does Quisling Mean? Definition & Examples - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com/words/quisling/

   See all results for this question

   Who was Vidkun Quisling?

   • Definition & Examples Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian politician who, in collaboration with the Nazis, seized leadership of Norway in 1940 and worked with the German occupiers until the end of the war. From the beginning of his reign, his name was widely used to refer to a traitor, especially one who openly collaborates with an occupying force.

   What Does Quisling Mean? Definition & Examples - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com/words/quisling/

   See all results for this question

   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.

   Quisling - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisling

   See all results for this question

   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.

   QUISLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quisling

   See all results for this question

   Is Quisling still used today?

   • Quisling still appears today, albeit rarely. The reference is probably lost on many 21st-century English speakers, and the word might be too rare to survive much longer. The below ngram graphs the use of quisling in a large number of English-language texts published between 1940 and 2019.

   What Does Quisling Mean? Definition & Examples - GRAMMARIST

   grammarist.com/words/quisling/

   See all results for this question

   What is a snotty Quisling?

   • The term "quisling" is now applied to any person who betrays their country to, and collaborates with, an enemy. I lend a hand with the marking and feel like a snotty quisling. One forgets the power that comes with these quisling positions. ● noun: collaborateur (collaboratrice) [...] ● noun: colaboracionista [...]

   QUISLING - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-word/quisling

   See all results for this question

8. ludwig.guru › s › quislingquisling | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

   ludwig.guru › s › quisling

   • Cached

   Definition and high quality example sentences with “quisling” in context from reliable sources - Ludwig is the linguistic search engine that helps you to write better in English