Big Brotherism

noun

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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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  1. fascism
  2. Nazism
  3. tyranny
  4. dictatorship
Noun
  • Cattaneo and Pope manage to balance the tone of a dramatic historical depiction of fascism with a charming animal story and their secret weapon is Coogan.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Don’t miss the upstairs museum, which displays priceless menorahs, prayer books, shofars and other historic artifacts, with windows that overlook the grave markers in the courtyard, a remnant of the old Budapest ghetto, where more than 2,000 victims of fascism were buried.
    — Evan Rail, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of fascism
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  • Musk has been accused of supporting antisemitic claims and insulting victims of Nazism.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Loading your audio article An upcoming performance by longtime punk act The Exploited in Santa Cruz is causing an uproar over what some see as the Scottish band’s support of Nazism.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of Nazism
Noun
  • Judicial review is an indispensable part of the checks and balances embedded in the Constitution as a protection against tyranny.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But that doesn’t justify your silence in the face of Trump’s tyranny, either.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of tyranny
Noun
  • The digital age thrives on collaboration, not dictatorship.
    — Nono Bokete, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The film makes more than a token effort to explore the material and psychological realities of life under fascist rule, and the transformation of a charming agrarian utopia into an austere military dictatorship.
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of dictatorship

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