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Orwellian systems or methods generally;totalitarian propaganda ,surveillance ,repression , etc.
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Examples
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By the way, I am looking for defenders of the Orwellianism “undocumented workers.”
Matthew Yglesias » Culture and Size and Scope of Government 2010
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Indeed, co-opting of this term to serve an agenda in support of state-sanctioned mind control is the very epitome of Orwellianism.
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Bruguier continues to embrace Orwellianism in an attempt to distance and delete himself from the story.
Amazon settles 1984 Kindle lawsuit, plaintiff still embraces Orwellianism Paul 2009
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Because of space considerations, there was no room for the whole story on Dole\'s sordid machinations in the Balkans, which the version below details: It was a perverse Orwellianism to see Bob Dole opining on Bosnia in the Wall Street Journal (\ "Bosnia and American Exceptionalism, \" Oct. 23).
Julia Gorin: My Letter Published in the Wall Street Journal: Bob Dole's Corrupted Opinion on Bosnia 2009
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Marooned - Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror books on Mars: Amazon settles 1984 Kindle lawsuit, plaintiff still embraces Orwellianism
Amazon settles 1984 Kindle lawsuit, plaintiff still embraces Orwellianism Paul 2009
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Even before Obama took office, there was a screaming cry for the prosecution of every member of the Bush Administration, from the President on down, for the illegal activities perpetrated by the Zealots of Orwellianism.
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Because of space considerations, there was no room for the whole story on Dole\'s sordid machinations in the Balkans, which the version below details: It was a perverse Orwellianism to see Bob Dole opining on Bosnia in the Wall Street Journal (\ "Bosnia and American Exceptionalism, \" Oct. 23).
Julia Gorin: My Letter Published in the Wall Street Journal: Bob Dole's Corrupted Opinion on Bosnia 2009
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It was a perverse Orwellianism to see Bob Dole opining on Bosnia in the Wall Street Journal ( "Bosnia and American Exceptionalism," Oct. 23).
Julia Gorin: My Letter Published in the Wall Street Journal: Bob Dole's Corrupted Opinion on Bosnia 2009
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Does this not make the name “Public Service Commission” the biggest Orwellianism ever created?
Plant Vogtle Part II 2009
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Melanies views display the fundamentals of Orwellianism: everything she says is the opposite of the truth.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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