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collaborationism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of collaborating, especially with an enemy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collaboration, quislingism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cooperation

History

Etymology

From collaboration + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: калабарацыяні́зм (kalabaracyjanízm) — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Bulgarian: колаборациони́зъм (kolaboracionízǎm) — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Catalan: col·laboracionisme — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Czech: kolaborace — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • French: collaboration — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • French: collaborationnisme — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • German: Kollaboration — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Kazakh: коллаборационизм (kollaborasionizm) — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Polish: kolaboracja — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Russian: коллаборациони́зм (kollaboracionízm) — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Slovak: kolaborácia — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Spanish: colaboracionismo — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy
  • Ukrainian: колабораціоні́зм (kolaboracionízm) — the act of collaborating, especially with an enemy