Big Mother
n.— «We see that Big Brother can come sneaking in the back door in the guise of Big Mother, urging us—indeed forcing usto wear our rubbers on rainy days.» —“Society’s New Scapegoats” by Michael Halberstam Washington Post Dec. 17, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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