censorship

noun

cen·sor·ship ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship

Synonyms of censorship next

: the institution, system, or practice of censoring

They oppose government censorship.

: the actions or practices of censors

especially : censorial control exercised repressively

censorship that has … permitted a very limited dispersion of facts —

Philip Wylie

: the office, power, or term of a Roman censor

: exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor

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This egregious retaliatory censorship needs to end. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 Its censorship is vast in its reach, suppressing the speech of both for-profit and nonprofit, both small and large, corporations. —

Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025 Ironically, censorship actually sparked more interest in the issue, which was an unexpected outcome for me. —

John Ruwitch, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025 The court’s majority let the censorship continue while the victims’ lawsuit proceeded. —

Susan Shelley, Orange County Register, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for censorship