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| ⚫ | #Resembling the totalitarian political methods decried in the works of [[British]] [[democratic socialist]] and [[writer]] [[w:George Orwell|George Orwell]], particularly in the [[dystopian]] novel ''[[w:Nineteen Eighty-Four|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''; characterized by use of misleading [[terminology]], [[propaganda]], [[censorship]], [[totalitarianism]], [[surveillance]] and [[repression]]. |
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===Quotations=== |
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#* '''1954''', Sisley Huddleston, ''Popular Diplomacy and War'': |
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#*:"The '''Orwellian''' slogan that "War is Peace" was, consciously or unconsciously, from the beginning adopted by both conflicting groups within the U.N." |
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#*'''2014''' {{cite web | last = Faiola | first = Anthony | date = 2014-09-25 | url =http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/an-orwellian-nightmare-for-pro-ukrainians-in-rebel-held-east/2014/09/24/1bc10b94-4a70-4419-aceb-16e10d92528a_story.html | title =An Orwellian nightmare for pro-Ukrainians in rebel-held east | work = The Washington Post | publisher =Nash Holdings, LLC | accessdate =2014-09-25}} |
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#*:"In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an '''Orwellian''' ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments." |
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{{trans-top|A dystopian state}} |
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* Arabic: {{t|ar|أورويلية|sc=Arab}} |
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*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|歐威爾主義|sc=Hani}} |
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* Danish: {{t|da|Orwellsk}} |
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* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Orwelliaans}} |
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* Italian: {{t|it|orwelliano|m}} |
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* Persian: {{t|fa|اورولی|sc=fa-Arab}} |
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* Spanish: {{t|es|orwelliano|m}} |
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* Swedish: {{t|sv|Orwellska}} |
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Revision as of 17:20, 25 September 2014
English
Etymology
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Adjective
Orwellian
- Resembling the totalitarian political methods decried in the works of British democratic socialist and writer George Orwell, particularly in the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; characterized by use of misleading terminology, propaganda, censorship, totalitarianism, surveillance and repression.
Quotations
- 1954, Sisley Huddleston, Popular Diplomacy and War:
- "The Orwellian slogan that "War is Peace" was, consciously or unconsciously, from the beginning adopted by both conflicting groups within the U.N."
- 2014 Template:cite web
- "In this metropolis that had a prewar population of almost a million, but where the city center now feels like an Orwellian ghost town of propaganda posters and armed patrols, perhaps no one feels more alone than those who still harbor pro-Ukrainian sentiments."
- 1954, Sisley Huddleston, Popular Diplomacy and War:
Translations
A dystopian state
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