English
Detailed Synonyms for panopticon in English
panopticon:
panopticon [the ~] noun
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the panopticon
– a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 1the panopticon– a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 1 -
the panopticon
– an area where everything is visible 1