Definitions
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- noun The act of
collaborating , especially with an enemy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country
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Examples
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"collaborationism" which betrayed both proletariat and nation; and second, faith in a moral and ideal reality for which it was the individual's duty to sacrifice himself, and to defend which, even violence was justified.
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This collaborationism denatures his venom a little.
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At this time, efforts were also made to 'wash over' the stain of their own collaborationism with the Nazis during the occupation, emphasising the imperatives of making a 'clean break' with the Ottoman legacy.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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Quisling, That Quisling's name should be applied to denote the whole phenomenon of collaborationism It was in Norway where local, non-German, '' '' 'parties took a part in the conquest of the country.
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French patriotism and forgetfulness of collaborationism initially led many writers — including Jews — to focus on the heroism and repression of the French Resistance generally, with short shrift given to the far greater percentage of fatalities among Jews deported to German camps than among French political (e.g. Communist and Gaullist) adversaries of Nazism in the same situation.
Annette Wieviorka. 2009
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The true French despise and resist fascism, in marked contrast to the collaborationism of the "un-French" Vichyites.
Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007
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One of the book's many virtues is the honest way it explores the subtleties and complexities of "collaborationism."
Germany's Occupation of France Frederic Spotts 2009
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Come D-Day the military situation in Europe was transformed, and it is here that Deak's effort to devise a fair measure of collaborationism fails decisively; for he leaves out this critical change.
Genocide in Hungary: An Exchange Belton, Albert B. 1982
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The JDP, leaving behind all the former governments in terms of its Americanism and collaborationism, generously returns the favor done by the American imperialism in the inter-oligarchic conflicts.
Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist louisproyect 2010
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Declaring that they will continue their collaborationism and their service given to the American monopolies, the JDP government clearly shows that it knows no limits as a servant.
Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist louisproyect 2010
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