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- Dictionarycensor/ˈsɛnsə/
noun
- 1. an official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security: "the report was approved by the military censors"
- 2. (in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.
verb
- 1. examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it: "the report had been censored ‘in the national interest’"
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to prevent part or the whole of a book, film, work of art, document, or other kind of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because it is considered to be offensive or harmful, or because it contains information that someone wishes to keep secret, often for political reasons:
: a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as. a. : an official who examines materials (such as publications or films) for objectionable matter. Government censors deleted all references to the protest. b. : an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (such as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful. 2.
noun. a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc. any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds.
A censor takes out things that are objectionable or inappropriate, like the censors at the TV networks bleeping out all the bad words in a show. To put it simply, a censor judges. Originating in the 1530’s, a censor was originally a Roman magistrate who took censuses and oversaw public morals.
A censor is a person who has been officially appointed to examine letters or the media and to cut out any parts that are regarded as secret.
Definition of censor verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a system in which an authority limits the ideas that people are allowed to express and prevents books, films, works of art, documents, or other kinds of communication from being seen or made available to the public, because they include or support certain ideas: Civil libertarians say that the ruling amounts to censorship. Fewer examples.
censor. ( ˈsɛnsə) n. 1. a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc. 2. any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds. 3.
How to use censorship in a sentence. the institution, system, or practice of censoring; the actions or practices of censors; especially : censorial control exercised repressively… See the full definition
Jun 15, 2024 · Censorship, the changing or suppression or prohibition of speech or writing that is deemed subversive of the common good. It occurs in all manifestations of authority to some degree, but in modern times it has been of special importance in its relation to government and the rule of law.
