censorship

UK /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ US /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

strict | government, military, state, wartime | film, media, political, press

VERB + CENSORSHIP

impose

The military regime imposed heavy censorship during the war to control what people could read.

abolish, lift

tighten

The government decided to tighten censorship on social media platforms last year.

relax

practise

The government decided to stop practising censorship and allowed newspapers to print freely.

Definitions

noun

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.

[…] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."

During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.

The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatric

censoring

noun — counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any info

censoring

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[…] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."

Wiktionary

The Infantes had contacts among left-wing groups that opposed the dictatorial regime in Spain and their visibility in these circles was a serious concern for the censorship authorities […]

Wiktionary

Meanwhile, the PIRATE Party offers space on an internet server of their own to all CDU groups in Kassel that are affected by censorship by the party leaders.

Tatoeba · #837534

Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.

Tatoeba · #936001

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.

Tatoeba · #936006

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, censorship is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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