• Censor

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈsÉ›n.sÉ™/
    • US IPA: /ˈsÉ›n.sÉš/
    • Homophones: censer, sensor

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Latin cēnsor (""), from censere ("to tax, assess, value, judge, consider, etc.").

    Full definition of censor

    Noun

    censor

    (plural censors)
    1. (history) A Roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by Classical times a high judge of public behavior and moralityThe Ancient censors were part of the cursus honorum'', a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
    2. An official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content''The headmaster is an even stricter censor for his boarding pupils' correspondence than the enemy censors had been for his own when the country was occupied.
    3. One who censures or condemns
    4. (psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious
    5. (acronym) Censors Ensure No Secrets Over Radios

    Synonyms

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powersThe man responsible for censoring films has seen some things in his time.
    2. (transitive) To remove objectionable content''Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance
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