as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy
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Recent Examples of quislings
It is aided in its unceasing efforts to gain more power and undermine our institutions and rights by a Congress in which quislings claim a majority.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quislings
traitors
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The president has spent a decade calling his rivals communists and traitors, among other hyperbolic insults.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Military culture is fiercely self-protective, and soldiers who criticize it are usually treated as traitors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Quislings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quislings. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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