Appendix:George Orwell

is a British journalist and novelist famous for his political writing. In many pieces—particularly the novel —he coined terms which have become popular idioms.


 * Big Brother
 * cold war
 * doublethink
 * memory hole
 * newspeak
 * Room 101
 * thought police
 * thoughtcrime

Also, the term is used to refer to situations which have oppressive governments.