Definition of Big Brother in English:

Big Brother

noun

1A person or organization exercising total control over people's lives.
Big Brother will be watching you from this week when spy cameras start to operate in Essex
as modifier for executives who want the Big Brother touch, there are monitoring systems to keep track of employees
Example sentencesExamples
- They have been seen as fascist Big Brothers by twentieth century thinkers worried about totalitarian states.
- Such is the level of mafia infiltration in society and so dangerous are terrorist attacks everywhere that we are tolerant of these Big Brothers watching their errant siblings.
- This dystopian world is controlled by a mythical supreme ruler, called Big Brother.
- There is a danger of a Big Brother type society but to be honest I think we already have that and we just have to live with it.
- There is much speculation about what it is that the Big Brothers from Brussels will say, good and bad, about Bulgaria.
- We can help erode the power of these Big Brothers by highlighting some home truths.
- A firm has been keeping a close eye on its workers with a Big Brother style charity event.
- Until September 17 of last year, the Canadian government didn't have any Big Brothers on their payroll and we all lived together in blessed harmony within the wonderful realm of free speech.
Synonyms
autocrat, monocrat, absolute ruler
2Australian historical A member of a voluntary organization founded in 1925 which provided foster care for young British immigrants to Australia.
he had the honour to be a Big Brother to one of them
Example sentencesExamples
- The scheme didn't always work out, as Big Brothers sometimes gave inadequate help.
- They were taken out by Big Brothers, adult members of the Movement, who looked after them.
- All told, 1,059 boys were sent to Victoria and received by the Big Brothers.
- Well-established Australian citizens would agree to act as a Big Brother to a Little Brother from their homeland.
- The Big Brothers are responsible private citizens, representatives of all that is best in the community.

Definition of Big Brother in US English:

Big Brother

nounˈˌbiɡ ˈbrəT͟Hərˈˌbɪɡ ˈbrəðər

A person or organization exercising total control over people's lives.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is much speculation about what it is that the Big Brothers from Brussels will say, good and bad, about Bulgaria.
- A firm has been keeping a close eye on its workers with a Big Brother style charity event.
- We can help erode the power of these Big Brothers by highlighting some home truths.
- Such is the level of mafia infiltration in society and so dangerous are terrorist attacks everywhere that we are tolerant of these Big Brothers watching their errant siblings.
- Until September 17 of last year, the Canadian government didn't have any Big Brothers on their payroll and we all lived together in blessed harmony within the wonderful realm of free speech.
- This dystopian world is controlled by a mythical supreme ruler, called Big Brother.
- There is a danger of a Big Brother type society but to be honest I think we already have that and we just have to live with it.
- They have been seen as fascist Big Brothers by twentieth century thinkers worried about totalitarian states.
Synonyms
autocrat, monocrat, absolute ruler

Origin

1950s: from the name of the head of state in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).

单词	Big Brother
释义	Definition of Big Brother in English: Big Brother noun 1A person or organization exercising total control over people's lives. Big Brother will be watching you from this week when spy cameras start to operate in Essex as modifier for executives who want the Big Brother touch, there are monitoring systems to keep track of employees Example sentencesExamples They have been seen as fascist Big Brothers by twentieth century thinkers worried about totalitarian states. Such is the level of mafia infiltration in society and so dangerous are terrorist attacks everywhere that we are tolerant of these Big Brothers watching their errant siblings. This dystopian world is controlled by a mythical supreme ruler, called Big Brother. There is a danger of a Big Brother type society but to be honest I think we already have that and we just have to live with it. There is much speculation about what it is that the Big Brothers from Brussels will say, good and bad, about Bulgaria. We can help erode the power of these Big Brothers by highlighting some home truths. A firm has been keeping a close eye on its workers with a Big Brother style charity event. Until September 17 of last year, the Canadian government didn't have any Big Brothers on their payroll and we all lived together in blessed harmony within the wonderful realm of free speech. Synonyms autocrat, monocrat, absolute ruler 2Australian historical A member of a voluntary organization founded in 1925 which provided foster care for young British immigrants to Australia. he had the honour to be a Big Brother to one of them Example sentencesExamples The scheme didn't always work out, as Big Brothers sometimes gave inadequate help. They were taken out by Big Brothers, adult members of the Movement, who looked after them. All told, 1,059 boys were sent to Victoria and received by the Big Brothers. Well-established Australian citizens would agree to act as a Big Brother to a Little Brother from their homeland. The Big Brothers are responsible private citizens, representatives of all that is best in the community. Definition of Big Brother in US English: Big Brother nounˈˌbiɡ ˈbrəT͟Hərˈˌbɪɡ ˈbrəðər A person or organization exercising total control over people's lives. Example sentencesExamples There is much speculation about what it is that the Big Brothers from Brussels will say, good and bad, about Bulgaria. A firm has been keeping a close eye on its workers with a Big Brother style charity event. We can help erode the power of these Big Brothers by highlighting some home truths. Such is the level of mafia infiltration in society and so dangerous are terrorist attacks everywhere that we are tolerant of these Big Brothers watching their errant siblings. Until September 17 of last year, the Canadian government didn't have any Big Brothers on their payroll and we all lived together in blessed harmony within the wonderful realm of free speech. This dystopian world is controlled by a mythical supreme ruler, called Big Brother. There is a danger of a Big Brother type society but to be honest I think we already have that and we just have to live with it. They have been seen as fascist Big Brothers by twentieth century thinkers worried about totalitarian states. Synonyms autocrat, monocrat, absolute ruler Origin 1950s: from the name of the head of state in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
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