censor (redirected from censors)

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.

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censor

Noun

a person authorized to examine films, letters, or publications, in order to ban or cut anything considered obscene or objectionable

Verb

to ban or cut portions of (a film, letter, or publication) [Latin censere to consider]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	censor - someone who censures or condemns individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	censor - a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Verb	1.	censor - forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) ban medium - an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication criminalise, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw, criminalize - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." embargo - ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
	2.	censor - subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government" blue-pencil, delete, edit - cut or eliminate; "she edited the juiciest scenes" appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"

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censor

verb expurgate, cut, blue-pencil, bowdlerize

Translations

censor [ˈsɛnsəʳ] n → censor(a) m/f

vt (= cut) → censurar

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censor [ˈsɛnsəʳ] n → censeur m

vt → censurer

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censor [ˈsɛnsəʳ] n → Zensor(in) m(f)

vt → zensieren

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censor [ˈsɛnsəʳ] n → censore m

vt → censurare

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censor

n censor [ˈsensə]

1 an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people Part of his film has been banned by the censor. sensor رَقيبُ الأفْلام тел. цензор cenzor censor der Zensor λογοκριτής censor tsensor سانسور کننده sensori, tarkastaja censeur/-eure צֶנזוּרָה अधिकारी जो फिल्म इत्यादि का निरीक्षण करता है और उसके पास उसका कोई अंश हटाने का अधिकार है cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censor sensor cenzor censor cen­zor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor, censur เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบภาพยนตร์ sansür memuru (電影等)審查官 цензор مخرب الاخلاق چیزیں ہٹنے کے لئے فلموں کا معائنہ کرنے والا اہل کار nhân viên kiểm duyệt （电影等）审查官

2 an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc. sensor مُراقِب مطبوعات цвнзор на кореспонденция cenzor censor der Zensor λογοκριτής censor tsensor سانسورچی نامه ها sensori censeur צֶנזוֹר सेना में पत्रों का निरीक्षण करने वाला अधिकारी cenzor cenzor sensor ritskoðandi censore 検閲官 검열관 cenzorius cenzors menapis censor sensor, inspektør cenzor censor cenzor цензор cenzor, -ka cenzor cenzor censor เจ้าหน้าที่ตรวจสอบเอกสาร sansür subayı (信件等)檢查員 цензор خطوط کا معائنہ کرنے والا شخص người kiểm duyệt （信件等）检查员

v

This film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored. sensor يُراقِب цензурирам cenzurovat censurere zensieren λογοκρίνω censurar tsenseerima سانسور کردن sensuroida censurer לְצַנזֵר काट-छांट करना cenzurirati cenzúráz disensor ritskoða censurare 検閲する 검열하다, 삭제하다 cenzūruoti cenzēt ditapis censureren sensurere cenzurować censurar a cenzura подвергать цензуре cenzurovať cenzurirati cenzurisati censurera ตัดออกด้วยอำนาจของผู้ตรวจสอบ sansür yapmak/etmek 審查 піддавати цензурі خطوط کا معائنہ کرنا kiểm duyệt 审查

adj cenˈsorious [-ˈsoː-]

very critical She is censorious about the behaviour of young people. sensoragtig قاسٍ في نَقْدِهِ придричив kritický, odsuzující kritisk; fordømmende kritisch επικριτικός hipercrítico ülikriitiline انتقاد آمیز؛ خرده گیر ylikriittinen hypercritique בִּקוֹרתִי आलोचक vrlo kritičan bírál(gat)ó suka mencela gagnrÿninn, dómharður ipercritico 非難をする 지나치게 비판적인 labai kritiškas, griežtas kritisks mencela vitterig fordømmende, dømmesyk surowy crítico (foarte) sever; critic придирчивый (prehnane) kritický kritičen, strog kritički nastrojen kritisk, fördömande ที่พยายามมองหาข้อผิดพลาดอยู่เสมอ eleştirici/tenkitçi 愛挑剔的 суворий; схильний осуджувати نہایت تنقیدی phê bình 爱挑剔的

n censorship

the policy of censoring Some people disapprove of censorship. sensuur رَقابَه، مُراقَبَةُ المَطْبوعات цензура cenzura, cenzorství censur die Zensur λογοκρισία censura tsensuur سانسور؛ تفتیش sensuuri censure צֶנזוּרָה सेन्सरशिप služba cenzora cenzúra sensor ritskoðun censura 検閲 검열(제도) cenzūra cenzūra penapisan censuur sensur cenzura censura cenzură цензура cenzúra cenzura cenzura censur การตรวจสอบสื่อต่างๆ เพื่อตัดส่วนที่ไม่เหมาะสมออก sansür 審查(制度) цензура محتسبانہ sự kiểm duyệt 审查（制度）