Orwellian

  1. Adjective.  Pertaining to or resembling the works of George Orwell, especially in reference to the dystopia in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
  2. Adjective.  Frightening and overcontrolled by a government that interferes in nearly every aspect of personal life.

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