censor

• Personne officielle ou autorité qui examine des livres, des films, des nouvelles ou d'autres formes de communication et qui supprime ou interdit tout ce qui est jugé inacceptable pour des raisons morales, politiques ou religieuses.

A noun referring to an official who examines books, films, news, or other forms of communication and suppresses or removes any parts considered unacceptable on moral, political, or religious grounds.

1. Official reviewerB2formal

   A person who examines books, films, news, or other media and removes or prohibits material considered harmful, offensive, or secret.

   Censeur (examinateur officiel)

   • The government appointed a new censor to review all published materials.
   • The film was heavily cut by the censor before its release.
   • The censor banned the book for its controversial content.

   Synonymesexaminerexpurgatorinspectorredactorreviewer

2. Suppressor of expressionB2formal

   A person or body that suppresses or restricts freedom of speech or expression.

   Censeur

   • The regime acted as a censor of all political dissent.
   • The censor removed any mention of the protest from the newspaper.
   • He was seen as a censor of artistic freedom.

   Synonymesbowdlerizerexpurgatorsuppressor

• Verbe désignant l'action d'examiner et de supprimer ou d'interdire les parties jugées inacceptables de publications, messages ou médias.

A verb used to indicate the act of examining and suppressing unacceptable parts of publications, communications, or media.

1. Suppress or remove contentB2formal

   To examine and remove or suppress any parts of a book, film, news, etc. that are considered offensive, harmful, or politically unacceptable.

   censurer

   • The government censored all reports about the protest.
   • The network censored the explicit language from the broadcast.
   • Historians argue that the regime systematically censored artistic works.

   Synonymesclean upcutdeleteexpurgateredactsuppress

   Antonymespublishrelease

2. Examine for securityB2formal

   To officially examine communications or documents for confidential or sensitive information.

   Examiner pour des raisons de sécurité

   • Military officials censored the soldiers' letters home.
   • The agency censored the classified documents before release.
   • All outgoing mail from the prison is censored.

   Synonymesinspectreviewscreenvet