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thought police

noun

  1. a group of people with totalitarian views on a given subject, who constantly monitor others for any deviation from prescribed thinking

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of thought police1

C20: from the Thought Police described by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
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Det Con Linge also said she thought police training on all levels of searches was not adequate.

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Did DOJ really establish some sort of thought police?

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Of course, the fact that “PC” was a joke would have come as a surprise to whatever designer put the giant words “Thought Police” on the cover of Newsweek in 1990.

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"I always thought police officers were there to uphold the law and be compassionate, but that wasn't the case for me," she said.

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Nor is Trump the only Republican candidate lashing out in rage against women for disobeying the right-wing thought police.

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