censorship

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/

Noun

censorship

1. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
   • 1899, A. C. Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1

     […] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."

   • 2012, Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Censorship Files, The: Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain

     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 […]

2. (historical) The role of the censor magistrate in Ancient Rome.

Related terms

• bleep censor
• censor
• censorware
• media democracy
• moral panic
• bowdlerisation

Translations

• French: censure
• German: Zensur
• Italian: censura
• Portuguese: censura
• Russian: цензу́ра
• Spanish: censura

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