censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship 
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Some referenced the Cultural Revolution – at times obliquely to avoid censorship; others highlighted Trump’s apparent appetite for chaos, and the rising signs of authoritarianism and personality cult within his administration.
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The bans, which come amid President Trump’s hyper-focus on drug trafficking in Mexico, have sparked debates here about freedom of expression and state censorship and have raised provocative questions: Do narcocorridos merely reflect reality in a nation gripped by powerful drug gangs?
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The second problem Marylanders will solve is the overreliance on censorship to combat disinformation.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
From library shelves to classrooms, censorship limits exposure to diverse viewpoints and restricts informed engagement with complex social issues.
—Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
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Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
The bans, which come amid President Trump’s hyper-focus on drug trafficking in Mexico, have sparked debates here about freedom of expression and state censorship and have raised provocative questions: Do narcocorridos merely reflect reality in a nation gripped by powerful drug gangs?
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The second problem Marylanders will solve is the overreliance on censorship to combat disinformation.
—Will Fries, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2025
From library shelves to classrooms, censorship limits exposure to diverse viewpoints and restricts informed engagement with complex social issues.
—Laura Backstrom, Scientific American, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for censorship
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship
: the system or practice of censoring
Medical Definition
censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship
: exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor
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