a leader, a person in authority, or a government that tries to control people's behavior and thoughts, but pretends to act for their benefit From George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, in which the leader of the government, Big Brother, had total control over the people. The slogan “Big Brother is watching you” reminded people that he knew everything they did.
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