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censor
[ sen-ser ]
noun
- an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- any person who supervises the manners or morality of others.
- an adverse critic; faultfinder.
- (in the ancient Roman republic) either of two officials who kept the register or census of the citizens, awarded public contracts, and supervised manners and morals.
- (in early Freudian dream theory) the force that represses ideas, impulses, and feelings, and prevents them from entering consciousness in their original, undisguised forms.
verb (used with object)
- to examine and act upon as a censor.
- to delete (a word or passage of text) in one's capacity as a censor.
censor
/ ˈsɛnsə; sɛnˈsɔːrɪəl /
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
- (in republican Rome) either of two senior magistrates elected to keep the list of citizens up to date, control aspects of public finance, and supervise public morals
- psychoanal the postulated factor responsible for regulating the translation of ideas and desires from the unconscious to the conscious mind See also superego
verb
- to ban or cut portions of (a publication, film, letter, etc)
- to act as a censor of (behaviour, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈԲǰ, adjective
- censorial, adjective
Other Word Forms
- sǰ·· adjective
- ··· [sen-, sawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, sohr, -], ·۾· adjective
- t··۾· adjective
- ԴDz·sǰ adjective
- v·sǰ verb (used with object)
- ·sǰ verb (used with object)
- ·sǰ verb (used with object)
- un·sǰ·· adjective
- ܲ·sǰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of censor1
Example Sentences
The right's lawyer argued that censoring these books wasn't about disrespecting queer people, but protecting "children's innocence."
By censoring or defunding work that mentions sex as a biological variable, research on pretty much all cell biology relevant to human health is now at risk.
Filmmakers altered storylines and added prominent Chinese symbols and backdrops to win the approval of government censors and Chinese moviegoers.
“We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion,’” Morton-Bentley continued.
The film had been cleared by India's Central Board of Film Certification - known as the censor board - which reviews movies for public exhibition.
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