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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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In the latter case, it’s a question of who do we censor in our public spaces, how we make sure our public spaces are accountable to people.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

"When a film is accessible to a hundred people on a platform with poor security, it can quickly be pirated and circulated everywhere," said Mustapha, the censor board secretary.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Rather than risk discipline and uncertain litigation, some faculty simply self censor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

But the social platforms argue that the right to free speech makes them reluctant to censor or remove content.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Readers of Montaigne are—and always have been—sharply divided between those who think his protestations of Catholic orthodoxy were genuine, and those who think they were merely concessions to the censor.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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