censor (ˈsɛnsə
)
Definitions
noun
- a person authorized to examine publications, theatrical presentations, films, letters, etc, in order to suppress in whole or part those considered obscene, politically unacceptable, etc
- any person who controls or suppresses the behaviour of others, usually on moral grounds
- (in republican Rome) either of two senior magistrates elected to keep the list of citizens up to date, control aspects of public finance, and supervise public morals
- psychoanalysis the postulated factor responsible for regulating the translation of ideas and desires from the unconscious to the conscious mind See also superego
verb (tr)
- to ban or cut portions of (a publication, film, letter, etc)
- to act as a censor of (behaviour, etc)
Alternative Forms
ˈcensorable adjective censorial (sɛnˈsɔːrɪəl) adjective Word Origin
C16: from Latin, from cēnsēre to consider, assess
