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   Cen·sor

   /ˈsensər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an official who examines material that is about to be released, such as books, movies, news, and art, 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, movie, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it: "my mail was being censored"

   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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