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Orwellian
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1. orwellian
of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state)
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Orwellian
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of or like the society portrayed by Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four, in which a totalitarian state exercises almost total control over the public and private activities of the citizens
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Orwellian
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Of, relating to, or evocative of the works of George Orwell, especially the satirical novel 1984, which depicts a futuristic totalitarian state.
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