BIG BROTHERISM

Meaning of BIG BROTHERISM in English

/brudh"euh riz'euhm/

paternalistic authoritarianism that seeks to supply the needs and regulate the conduct of people.

[ 1950-55; BIG BROTHER + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BIG BROTHERISM — noun Date: 1950 authoritarian attempts at complete control (as of a person or a nation)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIG BROTHERISM — noun see big brother
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG BROTHERISM — noun Date: 1950 : authoritarian attempts at complete control (as of a person or a nation)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG BROTHERISM — [Big Broth.er.ism] n (1950): authoritarian attempts at complete control (as of a person or a nation)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG BROTHERISM — Pronunciation: - ' br ə - th ə r- ˌ i-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1950 : authoritarian attempts …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
Webster English vocab
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — INDEX: 1. big objects/buildings/organizations etc 2. very big 3. big places, areas, cities 4. big people 5. large numbers/amounts 6. …
Longman Activator English vocab
BIG — adj. 25B6; adjective a big building : LARGE, sizeable, substantial, great, huge, immense, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, tremendous, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BIG — adj. 1 large, great, grand; huge, enormous, immense, gigantic, giant, tremendous, colossal, Brobdingnagian, jumbo, Colloq Brit socking or whacking big …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — big.ogg _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIG — _I 1. bıg a 1. 1> большой, крупный big book hotel - большая книга гостиница big game - крупная дичь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — I bɪɡ прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIG — I [¤Ў±] big.wav прил. 1) большой, крупный - big C - big repair - big bore Syn: large 2) высокий; широкий 3) громкий - big noise 4) взрослый - big boy - big …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIG — _I 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный - big repair 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный шум; _перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BIG — I 1. a. 1. большой, крупный - big repair 2. высокий; широкий 3. громкий; big noise а. сильный шум; перен. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BIG — _I bɪg 1. _a. 1> большой, крупный; big repair капитальный ремонт 2> высокий; широкий 3> громкий; big noise а> сильный …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BIG — big adj infml Frank Sinatra is very big in Las Vegas Фрэнк Синатра пользуется большой популярностью в Лас-Вегасе Soft drinks …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
BIG — большой, крупный - * book большая книга - * game крупная дичь - * repair капитальный ремонт - * gun …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIG BROTHER — noun 1. : an older brother 2. : one that is like or likened to an older brother: a. : …
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