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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescensura
Pronunciation / Transliteration: senˈsuɾa
"El comité emitió una dura censura contra su conducta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The formal expression of severe disapproval.
"The politician faced severe censure for his unethical behavior."
- 1
Express severe formal disapproval of someone or something.
"His colleagues chose to censure him for leaking confidential documents."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (as a noun denoting an opinion or judgment): from Old French, or from Latin censura, from censere 'assess'. The verb dates from the early 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Censure" is said worldwide
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blâme
Transliteration: blam
"Le ministre a fait l'objet d'un blâme officiel."
Tadel
Transliteration: tadel
"Der Politiker erhielt einen scharfen Tadel."
censura
Transliteration: ʧenˈzuːra
"La mozione di censura è stata approvata dal parlamento."
censura
Transliteration: senˈsuɾa
"El comité emitió una dura censura contra su conducta."
censura
Transliteration: sẽˈsuɾɐ
"O deputado enfrentou uma moção de censura."
निंदा
Transliteration: ninda
"मंत्री को संसद में कड़ी निंदा का सामना करना पड़ा।"
谴责
Transliteration: qiǎnzé
"该官员因滥用职权而受到严厉谴责。"
견책
Transliteration: gyeonchaek
"그 의원은 의회에서 공식적인 견책을 받았다."
不信任
Transliteration: fushinnin
"議会はその議員に対する不信任を決議した。"
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