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A group that aims to control the thoughts of others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- These journalists are on their way to becoming thought police.
- My mother would make a good thought police.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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 book Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is responsible for monitoring all citizens and making sure they are not guilty of political dissent or thoughtcrime.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
بوليس الفكر
(boulis al-fikr)
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Chinese Mandarin:
思想警察
(sīxiǎng jǐngchá)
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Danish:
tankepoliti
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Finnish:
ajatuspoliisi
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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French:
police de la pensée
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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German:
Gedankenpolizei
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Hebrew:
משטרת המחשבות
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Italian:
psicopolizia
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Japanese:
思想警察
(shisō keisatsu)
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Norwegian:
tankepoliti
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Polish:
policja myśli
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Portuguese:
polícia do pensamento
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Russian:
поли́ция мы́слей
(polícija mýslej)
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Serbo-Croatian:
полиција мисли
(policija misli)
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Spanish:
policía del pensamiento
— a group that aims to control what other people think
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Swedish:
tankepolis
— a group that aims to control what other people think
