Thought Police
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From George Orwell's book 1984. An organization responsible for monitoring all citizens and making sure they are not guilty of political dissent, or thought crime.
Noun
collective noun phrase
- A group that aims to control what other people think.
- These journalists are on their way to becoming thought police.
- My mother would make a good thought police. (singular usage)
Usage notes
- Formerly a singular noun phrase, Thought Police is now almost always used as a collective noun phrase with a plural verb, as in "Run, the Thought Police are coming!"