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Pronunciation / Transliteration: geom-yeol
"정부는 언론에 대한 검열을 강화했다."
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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
The term 'censorship' originates from the Latin word 'censere', meaning 'to assess' or 'to estimate'. It evolved through the Middle Ages when censors were appointed to oversee public morals and the dissemination of information, particularly in relation to literature and the press.
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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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