censorship – Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Censorship blocks something from being read, heard, or seen. If you've ever heard the sound of bleeping when someone is speaking on television, that's censorship.

To "censor" is to review something and to choose to remove or hide parts of it that are considered unacceptable. Censorship is the name for the process or idea of keeping things like obscene word or graphic images from an audience. There is also such a thing as self-censorship, which is when you refrain from saying certain things or possibly re-wording them depending on who is listening.

Definitions of censorship

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censorship in the form of prudish expurgation

censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

the act of deleting something written or printed

all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces

censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions

military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces

security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces

military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces

military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces

intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

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