Orwellianadjective
/ɔːˈwel.i.ən//ɔːrˈwel.i.ən/disapprovingused to describe a political system in which the government tries to control every part of people's lives, similar to that described in the novel "Nineteen Eighty Four", by George Orwell:
We don't want to see a 1984 Orwellian type situation where neighbours are reporting on neighbours.