[xm177e2]

It doesn't. What you apparently don't know is that "Quisling" is a synonym for a traitor, especially one involved with a puppet government.

What you apparently don't know is that Quisling is not a vague reference but specifically refers to Vidkun Quisling, who was the Nazi puppet who governed Norway for Adolf Hitler. When someone is called a Quisling, it means they are a Nazi puppet.

[Feldkurat_Katz]

What you apparently don't know is that Quisling is not a vague reference but specifically refers to Vidkun Quisling, who was the Nazi puppet who governed Norway for Adolf Hitler. When someone is called a Quisling, it means they are a Nazi puppet.

So far, this is merely an assertion by xm177e2 not backed up with any quote from a dictionary. Whose statements carry more weight - those of xm177e2 or those of The American Heritage Dicitonary and Princeton's WordNet?

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2 entries found for quisling.

quis·ling    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (kwzlng)
n.

A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country.

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[After VidkunQuisling (1887-1945), head of Norway's government during the Nazi occupation (1940-1945).]

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quisling

n : someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: collaborator, collaborationist]

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University