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Definition of
censorship noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
censorship
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈsɛnsərˌʃɪp
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the act or policy of
censoring
books, etc.
press censorship
The decree imposed strict censorship of the media.
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censorship
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