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Proper noun
Big Brother

1. The nominal leader of Oceania in w:George Orwell|George Orwell's novel w:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four.
2. By extension, a disparaging name for government surveillance considered to be too intrusive.

Translations

trans-top|character in Nineteen Eighty-Four
Finnish: Isoveli
German: Gro�er Bruder
Polish: Wielki Brat
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trans-top|intrusive government surveillance
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See also
big brother

Category:English proper nouns

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