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 Definitions of Censor  [ˈsɛn sər]  

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Definition of 'Censor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) censor
an official who examines literature, television programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or deleting parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.

2.  censor
an adverse critic; faultfinder.

3.  censor
(in the ancient Roman republic) either of two officials who kept the register or census of the citizens, awarded public contracts, and supervised manners and morals.

4. (v.t.) censor
to examine and act upon as a censor.

Etymology:  (1525–35; < L cēnsor, der. of cēns(ēre) to give as one's opinion, recommend, assess)

Definition of 'Censor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) censor
someone who censures or condemns

2. (verb) censor
a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

3. (verb) ban, censor
forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

4. (verb) censor
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
"This magazine is censored by the government"


Definition of 'Censor' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) censor
to officially prohibit publishing or broadcasting of particular types of information
an organization that censors offensive language

2.  censor
sb whose job is to censor information
groups fighting against government censorship; the censorship of important documents


Definition of 'Censor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Censor
one of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct

2. (noun) Censor
one who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries

3. (noun) Censor
one given to fault-finding; a censurer

4. (noun) Censor
a critic; a reviewer


Translation of 'Censor' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people
Part of his film has been banned by the censor.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: sensor Arabic flag Arabic: رَقيبُ الأفْلام Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: тел. цензор
Brazilian flag Brazilian: censor Czech flag Czech: cenzor German flag German: der Zensor
Danish flag Danish: censor Greek flag Greek: λογοκριτής Spanish flag Spanish: censor
Estonian flag Estonian: tsensor Farsi flag Farsi: سانسور کننده Finnish flag Finnish: tarkastaja
French flag French: censeur/-eure Hebrew flag Hebrew: צֶנזוּרָה Hindi flag Hindi: अधिकारी जो फिल्म इत्यादि
Croatian flag Croatian: cenzor Hungarian flag Hungarian: cenzor Indonesian flag Indonesian: sensor
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ritskoðandi Italian flag Italian: censore Japanese flag Japanese: 検閲官
Korean flag Korean: (영화) 검열관 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: cenzorius Latvian flag Latvian: cenzors
Malay flag Malay: menapis Dutch flag Dutch: censor Norwegian flag Norwegian: sensor
Polish flag Polish: cenzor Persian flag Persian: سانسور کننده Pashto flag Pashto: سانسور كونكۍ (هغه ما مور
Portuguese flag Portuguese: censor Romanian flag Romanian: cen­zor Russian flag Russian: цензор
Slovak flag Slovak: cenzor, -ka Slovenian flag Slovenian: cenzor Serbian flag Serbian: cenzor
Swedish flag Swedish: censor, censur Thai flag Thai: เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบภาพยนตร Turkish flag Turkish: sansür memuru
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (電影等)審查官 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: цензор Urdu flag Urdu: مخرب الاخلاق چیزیں ہٹنے ک
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nhân viên kiểm duyệt Chinese flag Chinese: (电影等)审查官

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'Censor' - Nearby Entries  

cense  censer  censor  censored  censorial  censoring  censorious  



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