Meanings
nounmass surveillance (uncountable)
- uncountableThe pervasive surveillance of an entire population, or a substantial fraction thereof.
Translations
Afrikaans massabewaking
- massabewakingsurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Catalan vigilància massiva
- vigilància massivasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Dutch massabewaking, massasurveillance
- massabewakingsurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
- massasurveillancesurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Finnish joukkovalvonta, massavalvonta
- joukkovalvontasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
- massavalvontasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
German Massenüberwachung
- Massenüberwachungsurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Greek μαζική παρακολούθηση, μαζική επιτήρηση
- μαζική παρακολούθηση (mazikí parakoloúthisi)surveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
- μαζική επιτήρηση (mazikí epitírisi)surveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Polish masowa inwigilacja
- masowa inwigilacjasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Portuguese vigilância em massa
- vigilância em massasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Romanian supraveghere în masă
- supraveghere în masăsurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Spanish vigilancia masiva
- vigilancia masivasurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Swedish massövervakning
- massövervakningsurveillance of an entire population or a significant part of it
Cite this entry
APA
mass surveillance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20surveillance
MLA
“mass surveillance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20surveillance. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mass surveillance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mass%20surveillance.
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