English Explanatory Dictionary

censorship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-censorship.wav /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-censorship.wav

Word forms

censorship censorships

Etymology

From censor + -ship.

Related words

bleep censor censor censorware bowdlerisation media democracy moral panic

Derived words

anticensorship corporate censorship cosmic censorship cosmic censorship hypothesis cybercensorship decensorship noncensorship precensorship recensorship self-censorship semicensorship uncensorship
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