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Big Brother noun used as the personification of all-encompassing government authority UK, 1949 From George Orwell’s 1949 novel 1984.- At midnight Sunday, 30 hours after our arrival, a mechnical Big Brother voice boomed from the Pentagon that all who stayed would be arrested. — Jerry Rubin, Do It!, p. 80, 1970
- Consequently, the manufacture of “conspiracy theories” may be the most recession-proof industry in America today. Big Brother is being seen in more places than Elvis. — St. Petersburg Florida Times, p. 2, 8 January 1992
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