Big Brother

Big Brother may refer to:

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• Big Brother (1984), a character from the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four
• Authoritarianism, referred to as "Big Brother", any omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government, a concept from the above novel.
• Surveillance, video surveillance
• Big Brother Award, an award for acts against personal privacy
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a voluntary organization that mentors youth
• Big Brother (TV series), a reality television series (also Big Brother (UK TV series), Big Brother (Australian TV series), Big Brother (USA TV series), Big Brother (Swedish TV series), Big Brother Brasil and Pinoy Big Brother)
• Big Brother (Magazine), a now-defunct skateboarding culture magazine

Music:

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• Big Brother (records), the UK record label of Oasis
• Big Brother and the Holding Company, a band from San Francisco's psychedelic era, best known for its most famous lead singer, Janis Joplin
• "Big Brother", a song by Stevie Wonder which appeared on the album Talking Book
• "Big Brother", a song by David Bowie which appeared on the album Diamond Dogs
• "Big Brother", a song by Girls Aloud which appeared on the album What Will The Neighbours Say?
• "Big Brother", a song by Hazel O'Connor which appeared on the film soundtrack Breaking Glass