thought police

noun

1. a group of people with totalitarian views on a given subject, who constantly monitor others for any deviation from prescribed thinking

Word History and Origins

Origin of thought police¹

C20: from the Thought Police described by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)

Example Sentences

Asked to clarify his thoughts further on whether he thought police forces should be obliged to publish such details, he said: "Yes, I absolutely think that they should."

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Det Con Linge also said she thought police training on all levels of searches was not adequate.

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Did DOJ really establish some sort of thought police?

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Of course, the fact that “PC” was a joke would have come as a surprise to whatever designer put the giant words “Thought Police” on the cover of Newsweek in 1990.

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"I always thought police officers were there to uphold the law and be compassionate, but that wasn't the case for me," she said.

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