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Definition thought police in American English

thought police noun

[uncountable] noun

From the name of such a group in George Orwell’s novel “1984.”

1

a group that tries to control the way that people in a society think, usually for political reasons. This word is sometimes used humorously about political parties that are considered to want to control ordinary people too much.

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Definition thought police in American English