CENSORSHIP

censoring, censorship

(noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

censoring, censorship, security review

(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

censorship (countable and uncountable, plural censorships)

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.

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

Anagrams

• sensorchip, sphericons

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"sor*ship, n.

Definition: The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship. Holland. The press was not indeed at that moment under a general censorship. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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