BIG BROTHERISM Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

Big Brotherism

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as in Big Brother

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There is one less founding organizer of the screenings now that Big Brother seller Banijay and The Traitors owner All3Media have become one, and the new group will bring its 265,000-hour catalog to the UK capital on Wednesday February 24.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
The globe-spanning group with 130 production companies across 25 countries boasts a content catalog that includes The Traitors, Big Brother, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders and Midsomer Murders.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

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Through the character of Señorita Rio, Renée was able to combat fascism and showcase fabulous fashion.

— Gaby Iori October 7, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Many immigrants who arrived in the United States from Europe, including some Italians who came during the two years between Mussolini’s March on Rome and the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, left Italy because of the rise of fascism.

— Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fascism

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President Roosevelt also led the United States through the Second World War, mobilizing the Nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and serving as Commander-in-Chief throughout the Allied effort to defeat Nazism and fascism.

— New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
The writing includes numerical codes and abbreviations that reference Nazism, as well as messages about past mass shootings.

— Brynn Gingras, CNN Money, 19 May 2026

Definition of Nazism

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But, as Roy points out, finding love with Ellen actually gives Brian the strength to stand up to Lovat’s tyranny rather than bow to it.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Lawmakers from Fidesz and its coalition party, the Christian Democrats, did not take part in Monday’s vote, calling the charges against their lawmakers political tyranny by Magyar’s government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of tyranny

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The Iranian revolution, the North Korean dictatorship, the Palestinians held hostage by Hamas, the Lebanese held hostage by Hezbollah, the Taliban in Afganistan, The Chinese firewall, all of them share the same failure mode.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do.

— Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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