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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brotherism
Noun
  • The council’s press releases would become commonplace following that, leading campaigns to elevate complaints about everything from ER to CSI to Big Brother and the Emmy Awards.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, before the format change, Big Brother was plagued with season after season of unanimous group votes that were obvious days before the eviction even happened.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thomas Pynchon has been warning us about American fascism the whole time.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Oct. 2025
  • His latest novel in English, , unfolds in a single sentence and reflects anxieties about rising fascism in Europe.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • As previously announced, Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Made as Brazil’s dictatorship was losing its grip, these films confronted repression indirectly, turning sensuality into an act of defiance.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As the series continues, the twins find their parents, grow up, fall in love and fight dictatorship.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Big Brotherism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brotherism. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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