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censor

[sen-ser] / ˈsɛn sər /


NOUN
someone who suppresses information
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His most “persistent hater,” the pompous moralist Cato the Censor, railed at Scipio’s unseemly pride and alleged corruption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

The Bangladesh Film Censor Board recently denied a certificate to yet another film, “The Border,” directed by Saikat Nasir.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

"There was a time when making horror films wasn't very appealing and nor were female directors, and luckily it all changed around the time we were writing Censor," Bailey-Bond explains.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2021

But Censor is far more eerie than campy.

From The Verge • Feb. 1, 2021

He was at length brought to Rome by Cato, the Censor, who, in 550, visited Sardinia, on returning as quæstor from Africa147.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John




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