Big Brother | A leader who may not exist who is more of a brand than an person. |
Newspeak | A controlled language that is officially created and approved by the government. |
Memory Hole | A mechanism for getting rid of information that doesn't match often-changing state propaganda. |
Ministry of Love | A government agency that converts dissidents into people who love Big Brother. |
Ministry of Peace | A government agency that wages a perpetual war designed to use up excess resources so that the people remain poor and powerless. |
2 + 2 = 5 | The idea that 2 + 2 = 5 if enough people believe it or if it is the official position of the state. |
Thoughtcrime | An illegal thought. |
Crimestop | A way to avoid throughtcrime by immediately purging illegal thoughts from your mind. |
Thought Police | Police who detect and punish thoughtcrime. |
Doublethink | The requirement to believe all state propaganda, even if two ideas are completely contradictory. |
Telescreen | Devices which operate as televisions, security cameras and microphones. |
| Overview: Big Brother | ||
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Definition | Extensive surveillance of a population by a state. | |
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