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Recent Examples of Big Brotherism
Weaponizing social media and other U.S. businesses to do what the Constitution would not allow government to do is Big Brotherism.
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WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021
WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brotherism
Noun
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Up next, the season 38 cast will consist of all-star Big Brother alums.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Pope Vince Panaro Ashley Hollis Who got evicted from Big Brother last night?—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Generally, Antifa describes those in opposition to fascism and far-right neo-Nazi ideologies, tracing their roots to 20th-century resistance movements in Europe.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, such a transition as implied by the current crisis necessitates and implies a coming organizational shift in society, but that could either result in a hideous fascism or in something genuinely utopian.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, some historians object to reincarnating a place so central to Nazism as a cultural venue for pleasure.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Threat of communism, along with awful economic misery, spawned fascism and Nazism, and World War II.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Ward’s comments underscore that the most incredible and enduring mythology of King Henry’s reign remains that of his putative tyranny.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The answer is not government tyranny, but the renewal of civil society.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Co-host Ana Navarro compared the government pressure to tactics used by dictatorships to silence the press and the public.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Shaheen called this a historic opportunity for Syria after years of dictatorship under the Assad regime.—
Michele Kelemen,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Big Brotherism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brotherism. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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