Found 3 items, similar to Censor.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: censor
memberangus, sensor
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: censor
censor
n : a person who is authorized to read publications or
correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and
suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene
or politically unacceptable
censor
v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
[syn:
ban]
2: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship;
“This
magazine is censored by the government”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Censor
Censor
\Cen"sor\, n. [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.]
1. (Antiq.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a
register of the number and property of citizens, and who
also exercised the office of inspector of morals and
conduct.
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2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they
are committed to the press, and to forbid their
publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an
official in some European countries.
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3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
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Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady
rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no
inclination to approve. --Rambler.
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4. A critic; a reviewer.
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Received with caution by the censors of the press.
--W. Irving.
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