censorship

Plural: censorships

Noun

• counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
• deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
• The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.
• The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Synonyms

censoring, security review

Related Words

bleep censor, bowdlerisation, censor, censorware, media democracy, moral panic