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big brother
noun
an elder brother.
(sometimes initial capital letters), a man who individually or as a member of an organized group undertakes to sponsor or assist a boy in need of help or guidance.
(usually initial capital letters), the head of a totalitarian regime that keeps its citizens under close surveillance.
(usually initial capital letters), the aggregate of officials and policy makers of a powerful and pervasive state.
Citizens Band Radio Slang., a police officer or police car.
Big Brother
noun
a person, organization, etc, that exercises total dictatorial control
a television gameshow format in which a small number of people living in accommodation sealed off from the outside world are constantly monitored by TV cameras. Viewers vote each week to expel a person from the group until there is only one person left, who wins a cash prize
Word History and Origins
Origin of Big Brother1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Big Brother1
Example Sentences
Wei called his Chinese contact "Big Brother Andy" and obliged requests to keep their relationship secret by using multiple encrypted apps to communicate and accept payments.
The groups - which include Liberty, Big Brother Watch and the Runnymede Trust - highlighted an ongoing judicial review brought by Shaun Thompson, a black Londoner who says he was wrongly identified by the system and detained.
However, campaign group Big Brother Watch said the "significant expansion of the surveillance state" was "alarming".
If there is a Big Brother element to this, then what about 'smart urinals' which offer instant analysis around hydration.
Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch said the judicial review, due to be heard in January, was the first legal case of its kind against the "intrusive technology".
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When To Use
A big brother can be an older male, related or not, who protects a younger person.Big Brother (usually uppercase) also refers to an omnipresent, usually governmental authority that monitors everyone's every move.How is Big Brother pronounced?[ big bruhth-er ]
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