The term "Orwellian" usually refers to one or more of the following:
- Manipulation of language for political ends. Most significantly by introducing to words meanings in opposition to their denotative meanings.
- Invasion by the state of personal privacy, whether physically or by means of surveillance.
- The total control of daily life by the state, as in a "Big Brother" society.
- The disintegration of the family unit by the state.
- The replacement of religious faith with worship of the state in a semi-religious manner.
- Active encouragement by the state of "doublethink," whereby the population must learn to embrace inconsistent concepts without dissent.
- A dystopian or antiutopian future.
- The use of verbose and ambiguous language.
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