- a policy or programme of censoring
- the act or system of censoring
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cen•sor•ship /ˈsɛnsɚˌʃɪp/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the act or practice of censoring:military censorship on outgoing news reports.
cen•sor•ship
(sen′sər ship′),USA pronunciation n.
- the act or practice of censoring.
- the office or power of a censor.
- the time during which a censor holds office.
- the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor.
- censor + -ship 1585–95
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censorship /ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp/ n
'censorship' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blue pencil
- practise
- unmuzzle
- book burning
- Comstockery
- free press
- gut
- iron curtain
- moralist
- throttle
- self-censorship
- strangle