Orwellian

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

Orwellian

  1. Pertaining to or resembling the works of George Orwell, especially in reference to the dystopia in Nineteen Eighty-Four
  2. Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life

[edit] Quotations

  • 1954 The Orwellian slogan that "War is Peace" was, consciously or unconsciously, from the beginning adopted by both conflicting groups within the U.N. - Sisley Huddleston - Popular Diplomacy and War
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