censor (noun)

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• censor — ► NOUN ▪ an official who examines material that is to be published and suppresses parts considered offensive or a threat to security. ► VERB ▪ suppress or remove unacceptable parts of (a book, film, etc.). DERIVATIVES censorship noun. ORIGIN… …   English terms dictionary

• censor — [ˈsensə] verb [T] to remove parts of a book, film, or letter for moral, religious, or political reasons censor noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• censor morum — /senˈsər mörˈəm or kānˈsor mōˈrŭm/ noun (Latin) Censor of morals • • • Main Entry: ↑censor …   Useful english dictionary

• censor morum — noun A censor of morals …   Wiktionary

• censor — Noun: A high Roman officer who with his co censor kept the census, attended to matters involving public manners and morals, and administered public finances; in modern usage, a person authorized to view a picture, read a book or article, or see a …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• censor — noun 1》 an official who examines material that is to be published and suppresses parts considered offensive or a threat to security.     ↘Psychoanalysis an aspect of the superego which prevents certain ideas and memories from emerging into… …   English new terms dictionary

• censor — I UK [ˈsensə(r)] / US [ˈsensər] verb [transitive] Word forms censor : present tense I/you/we/they censor he/she/it censors present participle censoring past tense censored past participle censored to remove parts of a book, film, letter etc for… …   English dictionary

• censor — I. noun Etymology: Latin, Roman magistrate, from censēre to give as one s opinion, assess; perhaps akin to Sanskrit śaṁsati he praises Date: 1526 1. a person who supervises conduct and morals: as a. an official who examines materials (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• censor — 1. noun /ˈsɛn.sə,ˈsɛn.sɚ/ a) A Roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by Classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality The Ancient censors were part of the cursus honorum, a series of public offices held during a… …   Wiktionary

• censor — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Censor is used after these nouns: ↑film {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ heavily ▪ The movie has been heavily censored. Censor is used with these nouns as the object: ↑book, ↑film …   Collocations dictionary

• censor — /ˈsɛnsə / (say sensuh) noun 1. an official who examines books, plays, news reports, films, radio programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. 2. any person who… …