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censorships

censorships is the plural of censorship.

Meaning of censorship

Noun

censorship (countable and uncountable, plural censorships)

  1. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
    • […] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1
  2. (historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Questions about censorships

What is censorships the plural of?
Censorships is the plural of censorship.

Words near censorships in the dictionary

  1. censorizes
  2. censorizing
  3. censorless
  4. censors
  5. censorship
  6. censorships
  7. CensorStation
  8. censorware
  9. censour
  10. censours
  11. censual

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