as in traitors
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy
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traitors
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Just one more thing … this organization does not tolerate traitors!
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Keep your actual and suspected traitors closer – the non-loyal, uncommitted, secretive, suspicious, dishonest, deceitful, chronically negative, and regularly undermining.
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“Quislings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quislings. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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