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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. someone who censures or condemns;

2. 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;


VERB (2)

1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper);
[syn: ban, censor]

2. subject to political, religious, or moral censorship;
- Example: "This magazine is censored by the government"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Censor \Cen"sor\, n. [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.] 1. (Antiq.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries. [1913 Webster] 3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer. [1913 Webster] Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve. --Rambler. [1913 Webster] 4. A critic; a reviewer. [1913 Webster] Received with caution by the censors of the press. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

censor n 1: someone who censures or condemns 2: 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 v 1: forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper) [syn: ban, censor] 2: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"