censor (noun)
11censor — /ˈsɛnsə / (say sensuh) noun 1. an official who examines books, plays, news reports, films, radio programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. 2. any person who… …
12censor — cen|sor1 [ sensər ] verb transitive to remove parts of a book, movie, letter, etc. for moral, religious, or political reasons: The book had been heavily censored. censor cen|sor 2 [ sensər ] noun count someone whose job is to remove any parts of… …
13censor — 1 noun (C) someone whose job is to examine books, films, letters etc and remove anything considered to be offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous 2 verb (T) to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered… …
14censor — 1. noun the film censors Syn: expurgator, bowdlerizer; examiner, inspector, editor 2. verb letters home were censored Syn: cut, delete parts of, make cuts in, blue pencil; edit, expurgate, bowdlerize, sanitize; informal cle …
15bleep censor — noun A software module, manually operated by a broadcast technician, putting a five second broadcast delay on the live content, providing time to censor the audio (and video) feed, and used to censor out what many consider inappropriate audio… …
16censorship — censor ► NOUN ▪ an official who examines material that is to be published and suppresses parts considered offensive or a threat to security. ► VERB ▪ suppress or remove unacceptable parts of (a book, film, etc.). DERIVATIVES censorship noun.… …
17licensor — ˈlīsənsə(r); | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sȯ(ə)r, ȯ(ə) noun ( s) : one that grants a license * * * liˈcenser or (chiefly US) liˈcensor noun 1. A person who grants licence or permission 2. A person authorized to license • • • …
18blue pencil — noun : any instrument (as a blue pencil) with which an editor makes deletions; also : the act or an instance of deleting the book is a good one; vigorous use of a blue pencil would have made it better Keith Hutchison * * * blue pencil noun A… …
19censorship — noun Date: circa 1591 1. a. the institution, system, or practice of censoring b. the actions or practices of censors; especially censorial control exercised repressively 2. the office, power, or term of a Roman censor 3. exc …
20censorship — noun /ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp,ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/ The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated. See Also: bleep censor, censor, censorware, media democracy, moral panic …
