Search results
- 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’"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
CENSORED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of censor 2. to prevent part or the whole of a book, film, work…. Learn more.
The meaning of CENSORED is suppressed, altered, or deleted as objectionable : subjected to censorship. How to use censored in a sentence.
b. : an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (such as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful. 2. : one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct.
CENSOR definition: 1. a person responsible for examining books, films, works of art, or communications, and deciding…. Learn more.
Censorship has been criticized throughout history for being unfair and hindering progress. In a 1997 essay on Internet censorship, social commentator Michael Landier explains that censorship is counterproductive as it prevents the censored topic from being discussed.
Censor definition: 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.. See examples of CENSOR used in a sentence.
Definition of censor verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
