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Big Brother
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Big Brother
a government or a large organization which tries to control every part of people's lives and to know everything about them
Usage notes: In the book 1984 by George Orwell, Big Brother is the very powerful ruler.
Many people are concerned about Big Brother having computer files on them to which they do not have access.
See also: big, brother


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But when his relatives hand the baby over to him, and the baby responds to his big-brotherly overtures, Momo can't help himself: "A weird thing happened, by mistake I think.
Oh, he got some friendly, big-brotherly advice from Jones?
At book's end, Morgy welcomes home newborn twin sisters with big-brotherly protectiveness: "If there's anything you don't know, you can ask me.
 
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