big-brother

I just thought it was the typical big-brother reaction to your first boyfriend.

The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

Smart House aired in 1999, a few years prior to the advent of several big-brother innovations that have since graced society.

Katie Hawkes: Smart Phone Phobia: One Millennial's Aversion to Creepy Technology Katie Hawkes 2010

But Mr. O'Donnell also suggested that the preponderance of protesters armed with cameras has likely deterred law-enforcement officers from wearing riot gear to avoid the appearance of a "big-brother state."

Camera Wars at Protest Erica Orden 2011

More broadly, it reeks of the big-brother mentality that fuels the regime's refusal to treat ethnic nationalities as equal stakeholders in the Union of Burma.

The Burmans' Big Brother Complex Khin Ohmar 2011

She remembers this now: hanging a spoon from her nose for five minutes when she was a kid, a pain in the ass — times he'd pop over to help her big-brother with this or that, she'd beg him to watch her magic tricks.

Two Erotic Micros Meg Pokrass 2011

Every ounce of big-brother protectiveness inside him wants to shield Sam from what might happen if the wall comes down, so it's a pretty major thing for them.

Supernatural's Boss: Expect "Unexpected Deaths" in the Season 6 Finale 2011

I just thought it was the typical big-brother reaction to your first boyfriend.

The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

Among the ten, Hsieh was made the "big-brother leader who was the most senior at work and the only one who had experience working overseas," says Steve Lai, now a vice president at Richtek.

'White-Haired Devil' Joyce Huang 2010

To the more libertarian or paranoid folks, this might sound horribly big-brother.

inkblurt · Context and “Choice Architectures” 2008

In other words, Sam needs to prove to Dean that he doesn't need Dean to be that big-brother/protector that he's always counted on having around.

Supernatural: Point of No Return - Pink Raygun.com 2010