cen·sor
ˈsen(t)-sər 
1
: a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
a
: an official who examines materials (such as publications or films) for objectionable matter
Government censors deleted all references to the protest.
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
Cato the Censor accused Africanus and his senior officers of running an army riddled with moral laxity—
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: a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness
censored; censoring
ˈsen(t)-sə-riŋ
ˈsen(t)s-riŋ
: to examine in order to suppress (see suppress sense 2) or delete anything considered objectionable
censor the news
also
: to suppress or delete as objectionable
censor out indecent passages
Synonyms
Examples of censor in a Sentence
Noun
Government censors deleted all references to the protest.
Verb
The station censored her speech before broadcasting it.
His report was heavily censored.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Khoury also managed to show The Substance and The Room Next Door in El Gouna and Cairo, which are unlikely to get past censors for a general release, with the latter title challenging local beliefs against euthanasia in largely Muslim Egypt.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
For Chris Hill, who runs operations for a commercial bathroom remodeling firm in nearby Mechanicsburg, Musk is taking a stand against cosmopolitan elites who want to censor his language and suppress his political views.
—Eric Cortellessa / Lancaster, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The justice ordered the shutdown after months of conflict with Musk, who called the jurist authoritarian and a censor, despite de Moraes' rulings, including the suspension of X, being repeatedly upheld by the court.
X ultimately complied with all of de Moraes' demands.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Khoury also managed to show The Substance and The Room Next Door in El Gouna and Cairo, which are unlikely to get past censors for a general release, with the latter title challenging local beliefs against euthanasia in largely Muslim Egypt.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
In a perfect world, there would be some logic to getting rid of the equal-time rule, and, quite frankly, the same FCC regulations that force networks to censor four-letter words that are ubiquitous on virtually every other form of media.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
For Chris Hill, who runs operations for a commercial bathroom remodeling firm in nearby Mechanicsburg, Musk is taking a stand against cosmopolitan elites who want to censor his language and suppress his political views.
—Eric Cortellessa / Lancaster, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Censor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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censor
1 of 2 noun
cen·sor
ˈsen(t)-sər
: an official who checks materials (as publications or movies) to take out things thought to be objectionable
censor
2 of 2 verb
censored; censoring
ˈsen(t)s-(ə-)riŋ
: to examine in order to prevent publication or take out things thought to be objectionable
also
: to delete things thought to be objectionable
Medical Definition
censor
noun
cen·sor
ˈsen(t)-sər
: a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness
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