| A | B |
|---|
| Thoughtcrime | any thought that is against the beliefs of the Party |
| Newspeak | The official language of Oceania |
| Ministry of Truth | Government agency in charge of news, entertainment, education, and the arts |
| Ministry of Plenty | Government agency in charge of the economy |
| Ministry of Love | Government agency in charge of law and the police force |
| Ministry of Peace | Government agency in charge of war and armies |
| Two Minutes Hate | a daily brainwashing session |
| telescreen | a two way television that is always on everywhere |
| Inner Party | The small percentage of privileged people who control the Party. About 2% of the population |
| Outer Party | most of the members of the Party, about 13% of the population |
| Proles | Common people, non Party members-- about 85%of the populationers. |
| Golden Country | a dream place for Winston Smith. A pasture. |
| Doublethink | The ability to hold two conflicting views at the same time. |
| Thought Police | People whose job is to watch people and arrest them for possible anti-government thoughts |
| Anti-sex League | organization dedicated to getting people to believe sex is unpleasant and undesireable |
| Facecrime | showing your (negative) thoughts about something with a facial expression |
| Memory hole | an incinerator/trash disposal hole |
| O'Brien | member of the inner party |
| Julia | girl who works in the fiction department |
| Winston Smith | works in the records department and keeps a secret diary |
| Tom Parsons | gung ho neighbor of Winston Smith |
| Symes | Smith's co-worker who is writing a Newspeak dictionary |
| Goldstein | former Party leader who is now the "archenemy" |
| Big Brother | leader of the Party |
| Insoc | English Socialist Party: the Party |
