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Definition of "collaborationist" [collaborationist]

  • One that collaborates with an enemy occupation force. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "collaborationist" in a sentence
  • "A few months ago, Chomsky had harshly criticized "collaborationist" Fatah Security Forces for doing the Israeli occupation's dirty work of suppressing resistance to the occupation."
  • "All this is occurring against the backdrop of an upsurge in the popularity of Islam, including its more militant forms that reject the "collaborationist" politics of pro-U.S. regimes like those of Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and King Abdullah II of Jordan."
  • "A Wosa spokesman in Cape Town said the organisation welcomed individuals who criticised "collaborationist" politics."