censorship

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Recent Examples of censorship Pride Caucus members accused state party leadership of censorship; weeks later, transgender leaders from the caucus resigned in protest. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Under the previous administration, Brazil’s audiovisual industry suffered from the closure of the Ministry of Culture, the suspension of the Audiovisual Sector Fund, the weakening of cultural institutions, and allegations of censorship. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Also this month, Raskin and Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaii introduced a resolution condemning book bans in school libraries and censorship that has targeted the Smithsonian and other public facilities. — News Desk, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026 What did Ken Russell tell you about the censorship of The Devils? — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for censorship
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suppression
Noun
  • His motivation comes from seeing voter suppression attempts in North Carolina and other states.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Palestinian voters have also faced intimidation and voter suppression.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censorship. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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