censorship in Malay
penapisan
/ˈsɛnsəʃɪp//ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/
censorship in Malay: penapisan. In English, censorship means 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.
Malay words for censorship
- use of state or group power to control freedom of expression
- penapisan
English meaning of censorship
- noun 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.
- noun The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
censorship in other languages
- censorship in Hindi
- censorship in Tamil
- censorship in Marathi
- censorship in Urdu
- censorship in Bengali
- censorship in Telugu
- censorship in Malayalam
- censorship in Kannada
- censorship in Punjabi
- censorship in Gujarati
- censorship in Odia
- censorship in Nepali
- censorship in Pashto
- censorship in Arabic
- censorship in Indonesian
- censorship in Persian
- censorship in Thai
- censorship in Vietnamese
Questions about censorship in Malay
- What is the meaning of censorship in Malay?
- Censorship in Malay is penapisan.
- Apakah maksud censorship dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Censorship: penapisan.
- What does censorship mean in English?
- Censorship means 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.
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