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Big Brother

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Big Brother
all-seeing leader watches every move. [Br. Lit.: 1984]

Big Brother
omnipresent leader of a totalitarian nightmare world. [Br. Lit.: 1984]
See : Tyranny


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I'll tell my big brother on you, and he can thrash you with his little finger, and I'll make him do it, too.
The big brother counted upon a pious, docile, learned, and honorable pupil.
There was Pa Tuxton, an old feller with a beard and glasses; a fat uncle; a big brother, who worked in a bank and was dressed like Moses in all his glory; and a little brother with a snub nose, that cheeky you'd have been surprised.
 
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