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has said the term is "the most widely used adjective derived from the name of a modern writer".
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Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels
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identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and
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describing a situation, idea, or societal condition that
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Pertaining to a dystopia like in George Orwell's fiction
323:"Simpler Terms; If It's 'Orwellian,' It's Probably Not" 2016: 110:), and manipulation of the past, including the " 124:is criticized throughout his work, such as in 1016: 405: 357:"Do you really know what 'Orwellian' means?" 302:"The Empty Threat of 'Boots on the Ground'" 62:What "Orwellian" really means – Noah Tavlin 1023: 1009: 412: 398: 277:The Oxford Companion to English Literature 354: 20: 320: 274: 248: 2017: 1030: 1004: 393: 299: 293: 242: 710: 13: 355:Jordison, Sam (11 November 2014). 321:Nunberg, Geoffrey (22 June 2003). 14: 2061: 890:Inside the Whale and Other Essays 775:Politics and the English Language 740:A Good Word for the Vicar of Bray 419: 378: 127:Politics and the English Language 817:Some Thoughts on the Common Toad 810:Second Thoughts on James Burnham 511:Down and Out in Paris and London 56: 47: 1667:Party platforms (or manifestos) 300:Traub, James (5 January 2016). 251:"What "Orwellian" really means" 726:Confessions of a Book Reviewer 348: 314: 268: 1: 733:Decline of the English Murder 235: 154:Bibliography of George Orwell 30: 1755:Rally 'round the flag effect 796:The Prevention of Literature 7: 141: 10: 2066: 2030:History of science fiction 782:The Politics of Starvation 680:Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool 585:Spilling the Spanish Beans 468:Keep the Aspidistra Flying 275:Drabble, Margaret (2000). 29:demonstration in Tallinn, 1949: 1894: 1826: 1768: 1700: 1617: 1534: 1486: 1376: 1287: 1214: 1104: 1096:Manipulation (psychology) 1038: 989: 908: 859: 837: 652:Raffles and Miss Blandish 645:Poetry and the Microphone 594: 548: 541: 502: 443: 436: 427: 55: 46: 41: 1274:Criticism of advertising 846:Such, Such Were the Joys 638:The Lion and the Unicorn 624:The Art of Donald McGill 617:My Country Right or Left 174:Extrajudicial punishment 1936:Promotional merchandise 1647:Character assassination 1584:Narcotizing dysfunction 1458:Photograph manipulation 1171:Guerrilla communication 803:Riding Down from Bangor 385:Finding Orwell in Burma 1919:Product demonstrations 1348:Historical negationism 519:The Road to Wigan Pier 460:A Clergyman's Daughter 36: 2040:Freedom of expression 1851:Reputation management 1770:Psychological warfare 1619:Political campaigning 1428:Firehose of falsehood 976:The Orwell Foundation 701:Reflections on Gandhi 694:Toward European Unity 199:Permanent war economy 24: 2035:Nineteen Eighty-Four 1886:Corporate propaganda 936:Eileen O'Shaughnessy 882:Betrayal of the Left 754:The Moon Under Water 666:Notes on Nationalism 631:England Your England 578:Shooting an Elephant 492:Nineteen Eighty-Four 179:Indefinite detention 117:Nineteen Eighty-Four 1974:Media concentration 1846:Non-apology apology 1836:Cult of personality 1564:Emotive conjugation 1318:Burying of scholars 931:Victor Gollancz Ltd 719:Books v. 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ACTA

What "Orwellian" really means – Noah Tavlin
TED-Ed
adjective
George Orwell
open society
propaganda
surveillance
disinformation
denial of truth
doublethink
unperson
Nineteen Eighty-Four
doublespeak
Politics and the English Language
The New York Times
Alternative Facts
Bibliography of George Orwell
Brainwashing
Doublespeak Award
Forced labour
Extrajudicial punishment
Indefinite detention
Indoctrination
Mass surveillance
One-party state
Permanent war economy
Police brutality

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