censoring

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A noun referring to the act of suppressing or deleting parts of publications, correspondence, or theatrical performances, often as a counterintelligence measure to prevent valuable information from reaching an enemy.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de supprimer ou de modifier des parties de publications, de correspondances ou de spectacles, souvent afin de protéger des informations sensibles ou de contrôler ce qui est rendu public.

1. Information control for security C1 formal

   The act of suppressing or removing information that could be useful to an enemy, often in a military or intelligence context.

   • The military enforced strict censoring of all letters from the front lines.
   • Censoring of news reports was implemented to protect troop movements.
   • During the war, censoring prevented sensitive data from reaching the enemy.

   🇫🇷Censure de sécurité

   Synonymes: blackoutcensorshipredactionsecurity reviewsuppressionwithholding

   Antonymes: disclosurepublicationrelease

2. Removal of objectionable content B2 formal

   The practice of examining and deleting parts of publications, correspondence, or performances considered offensive, harmful, or inappropriate.

   • The censoring of the film removed several controversial scenes.
   • Government censoring of newspapers was criticized by journalists.
   • The school's censoring of the play upset the drama club.

   🇫🇷Censure

   Synonymes: bowdlerizationcensorshipexpurgationredactionsanitizationsuppression

• censorings plural form
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• censoring's possessive singular form

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

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

1. Suppress or remove content B2 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇫🇷censurer

   Synonymes: clean upcutdeleteexpurgateredactsuppress

   Antonymes: publishrelease

2. Examine for security B2 formal

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

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

   🇫🇷Examiner pour des raisons de sécurité

   Synonymes: inspectreviewscreenvet

• censored past participle
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• censoring present participle
• censors third person singular