censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship 
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After years of perseverance, resistance, and creative struggle by generations of filmmakers, the decaying and collapsing system of censorship has been pushed back.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 May 2025
In his speech addressing the annual security conference, Vance criticized Europe for hindering free speech, suggesting the conference's decision to ban AfD members from attending was a form of censorship.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The lessons from the Cold War’s record of state censorship of ideas are clear.
—Time, 20 May 2025
Despite the bill’s broad support among the lawmakers, some opponents criticized the bill as too broad, infringing on free speech and potentially leading to the censorship of content like legal pornography.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 May 2025
In his speech addressing the annual security conference, Vance criticized Europe for hindering free speech, suggesting the conference's decision to ban AfD members from attending was a form of censorship.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The lessons from the Cold War’s record of state censorship of ideas are clear.
—Time, 20 May 2025
Despite the bill’s broad support among the lawmakers, some opponents criticized the bill as too broad, infringing on free speech and potentially leading to the censorship of content like legal pornography.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for censorship
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“Censorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/censorship. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship
: the system or practice of censoring
Medical Definition
censorship
noun
cen·sor·ship
ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship
: exclusion from consciousness by the psychic censor
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