censorship

noun

cen·sor·ship | \ ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship

Definition of censorship

1a : the institution, system, or practice of censoring They oppose government censorship.

b : the actions or practices of censors especially : censorial control exercised repressively censorship that has … permitted a very limited dispersion of facts — Philip Wylie

2 : the office, power, or term of a Roman censor

3 : exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor

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Examples of censorship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many conservative politicians and pundits have alleged for years that major social media platforms, including Twitter, have a liberal political bias amounting to censorship of conservative opinions. — Filippo Menczer, The Conversation, 9 May 2022 Many artists in Russia work for theaters that are fully or partially funded through the Russian state, leaving them particularly vulnerable to censorship. — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 In his remarks, Putin went on to compare the current situation with Russian culture in the West to censorship in Nazi Germany. — Arnaud Siad, Nathan Hodge And Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022 The general premise is that criticism or public shaming of a person for saying certain things or alleged bad behavior is tantamount to censorship and erasure. — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022 Local independent news organizations have shuttered or submitted to censorship. — NBC News, 14 Mar. 2022 Irish theater was effectively still subject to censorship, but the new plays of Brian Friel hinted at a flowering to come. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2022 On Twitter, some users equated the down-ranking to censorship. — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Mar. 2022 And then again in a look with a black bar over the bust area — in a humorous nod to censorship. — Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 See More

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