Censors
/ˈsɛn.sərz/
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- (n.) Officials or bodies with authority to examine and suppress content deemed objectionable, especially in legal or governmental contexts.
The government appointed censors to review and restrict certain publications.
- (v.) Third-person singular present of censor: to examine and suppress content deemed objectionable.
The agency censors all communications before they are publicly released.
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As a plural noun, it denotes officials acting in the role of censorship; as a verb form, it is the present tense of 'censor.' For substantive definitions, see the base form 'censor.'
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