Is Orwell’s 1984 coming true? The classic novel portrays a totalitarian state which controls even the language people are allowed to use. The new US president seems to be behaving in the same way.
Words Trump hates banned from records
Stamped out: US government workers must now limit or avoid using words such as "bias", "privilege", "race", "injustice" and "inclusivity". Glossary
Discrimination - When people are treated unfairly due to characteristics such as gender, race and age.
LGBTQ - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning and other terms (e.g. non-binary).
Transgender - Someone whose gender identity (what they feel inside) does not match the gender identity they were assigned at birth (based on their biology).
Woke - Awareness of injustice in society, particularly related to sexism and racism.
George Orwell - Real name Eric Arthur Blair, a world-renowned 20th-century novelist, most famous for his political novels Animal Farm and 1984.
Propaganda - Information, which may be biased or misleading, used to promote a certain viewpoint.
Capitol - The building in Washington DC where the US Congress meets. It was named after the Capitoline Hill in Rome.
6 January - Then-US president Donald Trump was accused of inciting a mob of his supporters to storm the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a bid to overturn the 2020 election results.
Censorship - Preventing or stopping speech, writing or communication that is considered harmful or "inconvenient".
Federal - In the USA laws are made both by individual states and the federal government, which governs all states together.
Refugee - People who are forced from their countries because war or persecution.
Palestinian - Palestine is an area of the eastern Mediterranean region, including the West Bank, Gaza Strip and parts of modern Israel. It has been fought over by Arab and Jewish national movements for many years.
Hamas - A militant Palestinian organisation, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007. It is listed as a terrorist organisation in the UK.