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thought police

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
thought po-lice
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group that aims to control the thoughts of others.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Originally used in the first half of the twentieth century as an epithet for the Special Higher Police, although it is arguable that its popularity in modern usage stems primarily from the synonymous organization in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which is responsible for monitoring all citizens and making sure they are not guilty of political dissent or thoughtcrime.

Questions

What does thought police mean?
A group that aims to control the thoughts of others.
Where does thought police come from?
Originally used in the first half of the twentieth century as an epithet for the Special Higher Police, although it is arguable that its popularity in modern usage stems primarily from the synonymous organization in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which is responsible for monitoring all citizens and making sure they are not guilty of political dissent or thoughtcrime.

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