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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.

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)

censoringA 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 reviewA 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)

abstinentA person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages.
Not totally abstinent but abstemious.
adamantRefusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind.
asceticPertaining 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.
austereSeverely simple.
The cathedral is impressive in its austere simplicity.
ban100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova.
The Presbyterians were under the ban of the law.
disallowCommand against.
He was offside and the goal was disallowed.
dissuadePersuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Negative campaigning will only dissuade people.
enforcementThe act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to.
The strict enforcement of environmental regulations.
exactingSevere and unremitting in making demands.
An exacting instructor.
extraterritorialSituated outside a country’s territory.
An extraterritorial decree of assassination from abroad.
forbidOrder (someone) not to do something.
The cliffs forbid any easy turning movement.
forbiddenDenoting or involving a transition between two quantum-mechanical states that does not conform to some selection rule, especially for electric dipole radiation.
Forbidden fruit.
formalismExcessive adherence to prescribed forms.
Academic dryness and formalism.
interdictionA court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity.
The interdiction of arms shipments.
legislationLaws, considered collectively.
Housing legislation.
liabilityThe state of being legally obliged and responsible.
She said the party had become a liability to green politics.
martinetSomeone 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.
prohibitionThe 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.
proscribeDenounce or condemn.
Certain customary practices which the Catholic Church proscribed such as polygyny.
rigorousRigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard.
Rigorous controls on mergers.
rigourSeverity or strictness.
The rigours of a harsh winter.
severityUsed of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather.
She stared at me with mock severity.
spartanA resident of Sparta.
Spartan courage.
strictCharacterized by strictness severity or restraint.
A strict interpretation of the law.
stringencyA 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.
tabooPlace under a taboo.
The burial ground was seen as a taboo place.
unbendingIncapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances.
He was so unbending and uncompromising.
vetoExercise a veto against a decision or proposal.
Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store.
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