Definitions for censorship
ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪpcen·sor·ship

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. censoring, censorship, security reviewnoun

   counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

2. censoring, censorshipnoun

   deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. censorshipnoun

   The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.

2. Etymology: censor + -ship

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Censorshipnoun

   Etymology: from censor.

   1. The office of a censor.2. The time in which the office of censor is born.

   It was brought to Rome in the censorship of Claudius. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 12.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Censorship

   Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments, private institutions and other controlling bodies. Governments and private organizations may engage in censorship. Other groups or institutions may propose and petition for censorship. When an individual such as an author or other creator engages in censorship of his or her own works or speech, it is referred to as self-censorship. General censorship occurs in a variety of different media, including speech, books, music, films, and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of claimed reasons including national security, to control obscenity, pornography, and hate speech, to protect children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or restrict political or religious views, and to prevent slander and libel. Direct censorship may or may not be legal, depending on the type, location, and content. Many countries provide strong protections against censorship by law, but none of these protections are absolute and frequently a claim of necessity to balance conflicting rights is made, in order to determine what could and could not be censored. There are no laws against self-censorship.

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1. censorship

   Censorship is the practice of suppressing or restricting the dissemination of information, ideas, or expressions deemed inappropriate, offensive, or harmful by a controlling authority. This could take place in various contexts such as in media, literature, music, films, or Internet, and is often done by governments, organizations, or media outlets to maintain social order, protect sensitive information, or prevent the propagation of harmful or illegal content.

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1. Censorshipnoun

   the office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Censorship

   Censorship is the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or inconvenient as determined by a government, media outlet, or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private organizations or by individuals who engage in self-censorship. It occurs in a variety of different contexts including speech, books, music, films, and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children, to promote or restrict political or religious views, and to prevent slander and libel. It may or may not be legal. Many countries provide strong protections against censorship by law, but none of these protections are absolute and it is frequently necessary to balance conflicting rights in order to determine what can and cannot be censored.

Matched Categories

1. • Counterintelligence

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Anagrams for censorship »

1. sensorchip

2. sphericons

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of censorship in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of censorship in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of censorship in a Sentence

1. De Luca:

   If they convict me, censorship has triumphed, in that courtroom I am the accused, but that courtroom is also under scrutiny from public opinion.

2. The ACLU:

   All young people deserve to learn an inclusive and accurate history in schools, free from censorship or discrimination, hB 1775 is so poorly drafted — in places it is literally indecipherable — that districts and teachers have no way of knowing what concepts and ideas are prohibited. The bill was intended to inflame a political reaction, not further a legitimate educational interest.

3. Salman Rushdie:

   And so artists who go to that edge and push outwards often find very powerful forces pushing back. They find the forces of silence opposing the forces of speech. The forces of censorship against the forces of utterance, at that boundary is that push-and-pull between more and less. And that push and pull can be very dangerous to the artist. And many artists have suffered terribly for that.

4. Krzysztof Kieślowski:

   Why did they devise censorship? To show a world which doesn’t exist, an ideal world, or what they envisaged as the ideal world. And we wanted to depict the world as it was.

5. Roseann Rife:

   Under the guise of sovereignty and security, the Chinese authorities are trying to rewrite the rules of the Internet so censorship and surveillance become the norm everywhere. This is an all-out assault on Internet freedoms.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=censorship
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Censorship
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=censorship
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=censorship
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=censorship