| 单词 | little brother society |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslittle brother society b. With the sense ‘engaged in monitoring, reporting on, or controlling people's behaviour, especially in a relatively informal or unofficial way’, as little brother society, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > [adjective] promoting1596 peachingc1625 snitching1819 little brother1962 whistle-blowing1971 1962 Times 25 Apr. 11/6 ‘Little brother’ organizations [in Cuba] formed mostly of young people whose task is keeping an eye on and reporting all suspicious activities within the house, block of flats, school, office or down the street. 1978 Future of Risk (Risk Stud. Foundation) 210 We are creating a ‘little brother’ society in which a large number of competing bureaucracies try to force particular, often contradictory, behaviors on people and institutions. 2005 S. Lace Glass Consumer iv. viii. 211 The rise of the little brother society does create a need for greater awareness..of the importance of personal information. 2006 R. Whitaker in K. D. Haggerty & R. V. Ericson New Politics Surveillance & Visibility vi. 145 The Little Brother surveillance society had demonstrated its technological potential. < as lemmas |
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