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[[Image:Big_Brother.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Big Brother'']]

[[Image:Big_Brother.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Big Brother'']]

'''Big Brother''' is the name of the autocratic and absolutist dictator of Oceania in [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian satire [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]. The novel frequently refers to the slogan ''Big Brother Is Watching You,'' a term that has become associated with situations where the state exercises excessive surveillance overthe individual citizen.

'''Big Brother''' is the name of the autocratic and absolutist dictator of Oceania in [[George Orwell]]'s dystopian satire [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]. The novel frequently refers to the slogan ''Big Brother Is Watching You,'' a term that has become associated with situations where the state exercises excessive surveillance over the individual citizen.

 

Today the term "Big Brother" is frequently used to refer to non-beneficial monitoring of law-abiding citizens.

==See also==

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