censorship
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp/, X-SAMPA: /"sEns@%SIp/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/, X-SAMPA: /"sEns@`%SIp/
- Hyphenation: cen‧sor‧ship
Noun [edit]
censorship (countable and uncountable; plural censorships)
- The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
- 1899, Arthur Christopher 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."
- I think that censorship is an admission that you have lost an argument
- 1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1
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Translations [edit]
use of state or group power to control freedom of expression
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