BIG BROTHERISM Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

Big Brotherism

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as in Big Brother

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Noun

Among the women featured on the cast are Aaryn Williams, the former Big Brother season 15 contestant who had a controversial run on the competition show due to racist remarks.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
That the Netflix version of what can now be best understood as a reboot of a famous franchise feels less like social psychology and more like a high-concept season of Big Brother is no surprise.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

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There never was a better moment for a movement aimed at resisting fascism, preventing war and eliminating poverty at home.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Many immigrants who arrived in the United States from Europe, including some Italians who came during the two years between Mussolini’s March on Rome and the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, left Italy because of the rise of fascism.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascism

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President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The writing includes numerical codes and abbreviations that reference Nazism, as well as messages about past mass shootings.

— Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 19 May 2026

Definition of Nazism

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Americans in 1940, although not yet at war, were the Arsenal of Democracy that likely saved the world from fascist tyranny.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
But, as Roy points out, finding love with Ellen actually gives Brian the strength to stand up to Lovat’s tyranny rather than bow to it.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of tyranny

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His raspy voice, his beard, his missing finger and the cadence of his speech have been fixtures of Brazilian public life since Brazil’s first direct presidential election after the dictatorship ended in 1985.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
This strategy is unlikely to work on liberal Israelis, who view this election as the last chance to save their homeland from sliding into dictatorship.

— Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026

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