Quislingism (Noun)
Meaning
Act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The politician's decision to secretly meet with the invading forces was widely condemned as an act of quislingism by the resistance movement.
- The country's history books still remember the infamous case of quislingism during the war, when a high-ranking official betrayed his own people to the enemy.
- The term quislingism was coined after the Norwegian politician Vidkun Quisling, who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.
- Many saw the businessman's willingness to work with the occupying power as a form of quislingism, and he was shunned by his community.
- The government-in-exile accused the local leaders of quislingism for their role in helping the enemy maintain control over the occupied territory.