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CENSOR
(noun) a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
The release of the movie was temporarily suspended as the censors found it to have dialogues that could hurt the religious sentiments of people. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(noun) someone who censures or condemns
The censors were under heavy pressure from the government to make the right judgment. -added by Aswathy_inlas
(verb) subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
"This magazine is censored by the government"
(verb) forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
synonyms : banMany sections in the film were censored before its release. -added by Aswathy_inlas
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Mnemonics for censor
(Tag: ) lets remember sensors which alerts us when there is something wrong ,,(smoke detectors ,seat belt sensor in the cars)so it works like (censor)on this meaning :)
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-0 (Tag: ) relate censor to parents who eliminate inapproriate things for their children,censorship...
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