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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCensorship
/ˈsɛn.sər.ʃɪp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, news, films, or other communications that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
"The government imposed strict censorship on all independent media outlets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'censor', the Roman magistrate responsible for taking the census and supervising public morals. The term evolved through French into English to denote the suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or other information deemed objectionable or harmful.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Censorship" is said worldwide
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censure
Transliteration: censure
"La censure de la presse est interdite par la constitution."
Zensur
Transliteration: Zensur
"Das Buch wurde Opfer politischer Zensur."
censura
Transliteration: censura
"Il film ha subito tagli a causa della censura."
censura
Transliteration: censura
"Los ciudadanos luchan contra la censura en internet."
censura
Transliteration: censura
"A liberdade de expressão não deve sofrer censura."
सेंसरशिप
Transliteration: sensarship
"मीडिया पर किसी भी तरह की सेंसरशिप नहीं होनी चाहिए।"
审查制度
Transliteration: shěnchá zhìdù
"互联网审查制度限制了信息的自由流通。"
검열
Transliteration: geom-yeol
"정부는 언론에 대한 검열을 강화했다."
検閲
Transliteration: ken'etsu
"その国ではメディアに対する厳しい検閲が行われている。"
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