Censorial

cen·sor  (snsr)

n.

1. A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.

2. An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security.

3. One that condemns or censures.

4. One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals.

5. Psychology The agent in the unconscious that is responsible for censorship.

tr.v. cen·sored, cen·sor·ing, cen·sors

To examine and expurgate.

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[Latin cnsor, Roman censor, from cnsre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.]

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censor·a·ble adj.

cen·sori·al (sn-sôr-l, -sr-) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

censorial - belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions