Big Brother

noun

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as in Big Brotherism

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Recent Examples of Big Brother Julie Chen Moonves returned to host another live eviction of Big Brother, where a second housemate exited the house. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 July 2026 The conversation drew criticism from actor and Big Brother season 16 alum Frankie Grande, one of Salina’s close friends, who slammed Kirk’s words on social media. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 After Andrew’s dismissal from the Big Brother house in 2016, the then-burgeoning influencer’s profile soon exploded online. — Kat Tenbarge, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brother
  1. fascism
  2. totalitarian
  3. Nazism
  4. authoritarian
  5. tyranny
  6. potentate
  7. dictatorship
  8. autocrat
Noun
  • Brogin, who said at the time that the law was akin to fascism, fought the city, unsuccessfully.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Ben-Ghiat’s comparative work on fascism does not function as a morality play either.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of fascism
Noun
  • But, ten years later, his embrace of near-totalitarian control bears the deep imprint of his most personal beliefs about force, weakness, faith, and order.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Ridicule only appeals to cool kids on coasts and the college towns and totalitarians.
    — Letters to the Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2020
Definition of totalitarian
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Yet this year so far has been a dicey one for the Russian authoritarian.
    — Daniel DePetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • If calling a politician an aspiring authoritarian is tantamount to inciting their murder, then doing so is irresponsible even if the charge is true.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of authoritarian
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • With 775 rooms, the palace also provides office space for the royal bureaucracy and hosts lavish state dinners for visiting presidents and potentates.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The game is a playground for Russian oligarchs, Middle Eastern potentates, and Latin American strongmen—his people.
    — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of potentate
Noun
  • Ortega spoke Sunday at the anniversary of the Sandinista revolution that toppled the Somoza dictatorship in 1979 and first brought him to power.
    — Anna-Catherine Brigida, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of dictatorship
Noun
  • But with April’s decisive popular vote against longtime autocrat Viktor Orbán, Hungary now signals hope for democratic renewal and recovery.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
  • Typically reserved for autocrats and crime bosses, sanctions can be devastating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of autocrat

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