censorship

American  

[sen-ser-ship] / ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the act or practice of censoring.

2. the office or power of a censor.

3. the time during which a censor holds office.

4. the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor.

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censorship British  

/ ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. a policy or programme of censoring

2. the act or system of censoring

3. psychoanal the activity of the mind in regulating impulses, etc, from the unconscious so that they are modified before reaching the conscious mind

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Other Word Forms

• anticensorship adjective
• precensorship noun
• procensorship adjective
• self-censorship noun

Etymology

Origin of censorship

First recorded in 1585–95; censor + -ship

Example Sentences

His center is also more a lobbyist for censorship than a practitioner of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

"With censorship and the disappearance or weakening of news media, social media has emerged as one of the only spaces for information," Block said.

From Barron's

LEO internet services allow users to get around all censorship and shutdowns by connecting via satellites.

From BBC

Today, Zabtia said, it is no longer censorship that stifles filmmaking in Libya, but an array of other challenges compounded by a lack of public support.

From Barron's

However, BBC Persian has confirmed through multiple sources in Iran that the kits are used by many people wanting to communicate without censorship.

From BBC

Related Words

• ban
• blackout
• restriction
• suppression