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big brotherism

Big Broth·er·ism
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bruhth -uh-riz-uh m]
    • /ˈbrʌð əˌrɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bruhth -uh-riz-uh m]
    • /ˈbrʌð əˌrɪz əm/

Definition of big brotherism words

  • noun big brotherism paternalistic authoritarianism that seeks to supply the needs and regulate the conduct of people. 1
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Origin of big brotherism

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; big brother + -ism

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Parts of speech for Big brotherism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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big brotherism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

big brotherism usage trend in Literature

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