censorship
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
- (countable, historical, uncountable) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
Synonyms
security review
civil censorship
secondary censorship
Translations
censure
censura
censura
Zensur
λογοκρισία
censura
censuur
censura
رقابة
sansür
literarum censuraFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/
Etymology
From censor + -ship.
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