Definition of censorship Censorship

/sɛˈnsɚʃɪˌp/ - [sensership] - cen•sor•ship

We found 7 definitions of censorship from 6 different sources.

What does censorship mean?

WordNet

Noun
censorship - deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
		censoring
		deletion the act of deleting something written or printed
		bowdlerism censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
censorship - counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
		censoring, security review
		counterintelligence intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
		military censorship all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces

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Wiktionary

censorship (Noun)
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

censorship (n.)
The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

censorship
The control and monitoring of content and suppression of unwanted content exercized by a government or another influential organisation.

Wikipedia

Censorship is when someone, often a government, does not allow certain things to be published. A censor is a person whose job is to look at all types of media and remove material. There are many reasons to censor something, like protecting military secrets, stopping immoral or anti-religious works, or keeping political power. Censorship is almost always used as an insult, and there is much debate over what censorship is and when it is okay.

When there is freedom of speech and freedom of the press, most information can published. However, even in developed countries with much freedom of the press, there are some things that cannot be published. For example, journalists are usually not allowed to publish many secrets about the military, like where troops will be sent on a mission. Pornography, especially child pornography, is censored in many countries because it is seen as not moral. For these reasons, the government might arrest anyone who publishes them.

Debate.

There is much debate about when censorship should be allowed. For example, U.S. President Richard Nixon censored The New York Times when they tried to publish articles about the Pentagon Papers, a group of classified military documents that showed Nixon and the military lied Vietnam War. The Supreme Court in New York Times Co v. United States overturned the censorship, saying that Nixon had not shown it would be dangerous to the military, just embarrassing. In other countries, journalists and bloggers (who are usuall