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CENSORSHIP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CENSORSHIP?

Need another word that means the same as “censorship”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “censorship” in this overview.

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Censorship as a Noun
Definitions of "Censorship" as a noun
Synonyms of "Censorship" as a noun (2 Words)
Usage Examples of "Censorship" as a noun
Associations of "Censorship" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Censorship” are: censoring, security review

Censorship as a Noun

Definitions of "Censorship" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “censorship” as a noun can have the following definitions:

(in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor.
Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy.
Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances.
The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

Synonyms of "Censorship" as a noun (2 Words)

censoring	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.
security review	A guarantee that an obligation will be met.

Usage Examples of "Censorship" as a noun

He celebrated a triumph together with his father and they held the censorship jointly.
The regulation imposes censorship on all media.
We have strict censorship laws.

Associations of "Censorship" (30 Words)

abstinent	A person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages. Not totally abstinent* but abstemious.*
adamant	Refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind. He is adamant* in his refusal to change his mind.*
ascetic	Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self discipline. Be systematically ascetic* do something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it.*
austere	Severely simple. The cathedral is impressive in its austere* simplicity.*
ban	100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova. The Presbyterians were under the ban* of the law.*
disallow	Command against. He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
dissuade	Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action. Negative campaigning will only dissuade* people.*
enforcement	The act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to. The strict enforcement* of environmental regulations.*
exacting	Severe and unremitting in making demands. An exacting* instructor.*
extraterritorial	Situated outside a country’s territory. An extraterritorial* decree of assassination from abroad.*
forbid	Order (someone) not to do something. The cliffs forbid* any easy turning movement.*
forbidden	Denoting or involving a transition between two quantum-mechanical states that does not conform to some selection rule, especially for electric dipole radiation. Forbidden fruit.
formalism	Excessive adherence to prescribed forms. Academic dryness and formalism.
interdiction	A court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity. The interdiction* of arms shipments.*
legislation	Laws, considered collectively. Housing legislation.
liability	The state of being legally obliged and responsible. She said the party had become a liability* to green politics.*
martinet	Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms. A martinet* of a staff officer.*
prohibit	(of a fact or situation) make (something) impossible; prevent. The budget agreement had prohibited any tax cuts.
prohibition	The prevention by law of the manufacture and sale of alcohol, especially in the US between 1920 and 1933. They argue that prohibition* of drugs will always fail.*
proscribe	Denounce or condemn. Certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed such as polygyny.
rigorous	Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard. Rigorous controls on mergers.
rigour	Severity or strictness. The rigours of a harsh winter.
severity	Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. She stared at me with mock severity.
spartan	A resident of Sparta. Spartan courage.
strict	Characterized by strictness severity or restraint. A strict* interpretation of the law.*
stringency	A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit.
stringent	(of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting. Stringent guidelines on air pollution.
taboo	Place under a taboo. The burial ground was seen as a taboo* place.*
unbending	Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances. He was so unbending* and uncompromising.*
veto	Exercise a veto against a decision or proposal. Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store.