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quisling

[kwiz-ling] / ˈkwɪz lɪŋ /


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Nobody likes a Quisling, or, at least, very few people would want to be seen as an eager lickspittle to tyranny.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

In Norway, for example, the Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling ruled as minister president in partnership with Josef Terboven, a German civilian administrator.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

When Norway was invaded by German forces in 1940, Vidkun Quisling was delighted to see them.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2021

“He felt bad that it happened,” Mr. Quisling said of Mr. Maglieri.

From New York Times • May 9, 2017

Plenty for Mr. Quisling to find, and surely he’d solve the Pigpen clue in no time.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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