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   censor

   /ˈsɛnsə/

   noun

   • 1. an official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security: "the report was approved by the military censors"
   • ▪ an aspect of the superego which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness.
   • 2. (in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.

   verb

   • 1. examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it: "the report had been censored ‘in the national interest’"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in censor (sense 2 of the noun)): from Latin, from censere ‘assess’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. censorial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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