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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
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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
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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
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Thomas Pynchon has been warning us about American fascism the whole time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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