Definitions for censorship

censorship cen·sor·ship

Spelling: [sen-ser-ship]
IPA: /ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp/

Censorship is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 874 anagrams from letters in censorship (cehinoprss).

Definitions for censorship

noun

  1. the act or practice of censoring.
  2. the office or power of a censor.
  3. the time during which a censor holds office.
  4. the inhibiting and distorting activity of the Freudian censor.

Origin of censorship

First recorded in 1585-95; censor + -ship

Examples for censorship

The Duc wondered what a censorship would let pass if there were one.

Jordan also banned it, and Malaysia, Egypt, and Indonesia subjected it to their censorship boards.

Ironically, Trotter had succeeded in tightening a censorship bill but failed to stop the movie.

The newsletters, of course, might be under the censorship of Rome and Naples.

To many of us, that smacks of censorship, the highest offense to our pride in self-publicity.

So this startling move towards Internet censorship should come as no surprise.

No: she had heard too much of it; it made you almost wish for a censorship of the Press.

Patricia forgot her censorship as the spirit of the explorer rose in her.

The discovery of a new spot on the sun is evidently a case for the censorship.

The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.

Word Value for censorship
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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