censorship en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English censor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English censorship From censor + -ship.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
The Infantes had contacts among left-wing groups that opposed the dictatorial regime in Spain and their visibility in these circles was a serious concern for the censorship authorities […]
2012, Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Censorship Files, The: Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain:During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.
1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 52:[…] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."
1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1:
- (countable, historical, uncountable) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| censorships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cosmic censorship hypothesis · uncensorship · self-censorship · recensorship · noncensorship · anticensorship · procensorship · corporate censorship · semicensorship · precensorship · cosmic censorship · cybercensorship · decensorship
Relateds
media democracy · moral panic · bowdlerisation · censorware · censor · bleep censor
Translations (62)
hy գրաքննություն (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ja 検閲 (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ar رَقَابَة (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · es censura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · yi צענזור (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sh cenzúra (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · fr censure (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · hy ցենզուրա (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · fi sensuuri (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sk cenzúra (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · tr sansür (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ko 검열 (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · kk цензура (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · uz senzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · eo cenzuro (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · vi kiểm duyệt (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · hi सेंसरशिप (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · pt censura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sq censurë (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · be цэнзу́ра (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · az senzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · th การเซ็นเซอร์ (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · hu cenzúra (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · hi अभिवेचन (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · tk senzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · pl cenzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ms penapisan (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ru цензу́ра (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · et tsensuur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · bn বিবাচন (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · da censur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · mk цензу́ра (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · it censura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ps سانسور (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sh цензу́ра (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · am ሳንሱር (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · uk цензу́ра (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · nb sensur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ro cenzură (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ms ڤناڤيسن (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · de Zensur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · cmn 檢查 /检查 (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · tg сензура (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · he צֶנְזוּרָה (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · cmn 審查 /审查 (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · oc censura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · mn цензур (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · bg цѐнзура (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · id penyensoran (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · lv cenzūra (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · lt cenzūra (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ka ცენზურა (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · uz tsenzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · cs cenzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · fa سانسور (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sv censur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · sl cenzura (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · gd caisgireachd (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · el λογοκρισία (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · tr sıkı denetim (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · nl censuur (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) · ky цензура (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression)