1an official who examines books, films, news, etc. that are about to be published and suppresses any parts that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security:the report was approved by the military censorsthe movie has been given an adults-only rating by film censors
Psychoanalysis an aspect of the superego which is said to prevent certain ideas and memories from emerging into consciousness.
[from a mistranslation of German Zensur 'censorship', coined by Freud]
2(in ancient Rome) either of two magistrates who held censuses and supervised public morals.
ზმნა
Universal
examine (a book, film, etc.) officially and suppress unacceptable parts of it:the report had been censored ‘in the national interest’the letters she received were censored
