censorship
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as…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.
» What do you think of censorship?
Что вы думаете о цензуре?
Что ты думаешь о цензуре?
Meaning
2 senses(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.
Zensur
цензу́раcenzúra
цензу́раcenzúra
(countable, historical, uncountable)The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
- deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
- counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
Examples
31 sentencesWhat do you think of censorship?
ruЧто вы думаете о цензуре?
Algeria needs to dismantle political censorship.
Were two layers of censorship really necessary?
We need a press unhampered by government censorship.
deWir brauchen eine Presse, die nicht durch Zensur seitens der Regierung behindert wird.
Journalists are waging a sustained fight against censorship.
Translations
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Forms
plural: censorships| Singular | censorship |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances:censoring
- counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy:censoringsecurity review
Word family
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