1984

an antiutopian novel (1949) by George Orwell.

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Cultural definitions for nineteen eighty-four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

(1949) A novel by George Orwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four depicts a totalitarian society of the future, ruled by an omnipotent dictator called Big Brother. In this society, called Oceania, people's thoughts are controlled as tightly as their actions. The government maintains an organization called the “thought police” and engages in constant propaganda. (See also Big Brother is watching you.)

notes for Nineteen Eighty-Four

Orwell coined the term doublespeak to describe one kind of propaganda practiced by the state in Nineteen Eighty-Four.