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Big Brother - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Abbot, Acquaintance, Adjunct, Advocate, Affiliate, Ally, Analogue, Ascetic, Aunt, Brethren, Bud, Buddy |
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Big Brother may refer to:
- Big Brother, any omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government. A reference to:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a voluntary organization that mentors youth. No overtly negative connotation and not associated with the previous references.
- Big Brother, a reality television series (also Big Brother UK, Big Brother Australia, Big Brother USA) The only association with 1984 is the fact that the shows feature constant surveillance of the participants.
- Big Brother, the UK record label of Oasis refers to Oasis member Noel Gallagher, 'big brother' of bandmate Liam Gallagher.
- Big Brother and the Holding Company, a band from San Francisco's psychedelic era, best known for its most famous lead singer, Janis Joplin
- "Big Brother", a song by Stevie Wonder which appeared on the album Talking Book
- "Big Brother", a song by David Bowie which appeared on the album "Diamond Dogs"
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Example Usage of Brother |
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MSZJAZMYNC: i miss christian. my best Brother, |
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AnniemalDANGer: @candacestart Candance thats my little Brother thats supposedly "neglected"... hahahaahaha |
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Adrienne2012: @rsmccain Whew!!! Don't scare me like that Brother! LOL! |
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