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“Big Brother” is a reality television show in which a group of people live together in a house, cut off from the outside world, and are constantly watched by cameras. The show is named after George Orwell’s novel 1984, in which the government of a totalitarian society constantly monitors its citizens through a figure known as “Big Brother.” In the context of the novel and the television show, the term “Big Brother” refers to a powerful authority figure who watches over and controls the actions of the people.