thought police
Example Sentences
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This is the lesson plan for the self-appointed thought police.
From Salon
These dystopian laws, tailor-made for abuse, go a long way toward establishing a Thought Police.
From New York Times
Yes…actually I have a real concern that some leftist technocrats are creating an Orwellian environment where people are being arbitrarily silenced or banned for saying something the “thought police” doesn’t like.
From Washington Times
Other critics responded by accusing Facebook of acting as the “Ministry of Truth” and “thought police,” or creating tongue-in-cheek Facebook pages with names like, “Now That’s Some Harmful Extreme Content.”
From Washington Times
“I have a real concern that some leftist technocrats are creating an Orwellian environment where people are being arbitrarily silenced or banned for saying something the ‘thought police’ doesn’t like,” tweeted Virginia state Del. Nick Freitas, a Republican.
From Washington Times
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