BIG BROTHERISM Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

Big Brotherism

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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. — WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021

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Noun

Ashley Trail reacts to being the first person voted out of Big Brother season 28.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Ahead of Big Brother 28, 14 new contestants were officially revealed.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of Big Brother

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Voters have already handed a good chunk of democracy itself over to nationalist, religious and ideological fascism.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
The Soviet experience, on top of the rise of fascism, reminded my generation rather forcibly that man was, indeed, imperfect, and that the corruptions of power could unleash great evil in the world.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of fascism

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In the film, out September 11, Garfield plays Ploughman, the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Ḥusayn’s death became for the Shiʿah a symbol of selfless resistance against worldly injustice and tyranny and is commemorated with lamentation each year on Ashura.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 July 2026

Definition of tyranny

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The 1978 World Cup edition was played in and won by an Argentina ruled by a military dictatorship that forcibly disappeared thousands of people.

— Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
They were invaded in 1982 under orders from Argentina’s then-military dictatorship, triggering a 10-week war won by Britain.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

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