Censor Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CENSOR

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a person who examines books, movies, letters, etc., and removes things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

• Government censors deleted all references to the protest.

Britannica Dictionary definition of CENSOR

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to examine books, movies, letters, etc., in order to remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

• The station censored her speech before broadcasting it.
• His report was heavily censored.
• The government censored [=_removed_] all references to the protest.

◊ Do not confuse censor with censure.