The accused was labeled a collaborationist by his neighbors after the occupation.

History students debated whether the diplomats were collaborationists during the occupation.

During the war, the occupying power established a collaborationist state that answered only to its commanders.

Historians debated whether the local collaborationist régime had genuine support or merely followed orders from the occupiers.

Historians debated whether the collaborationist regime had any real autonomy or was entirely controlled by foreign military forces.