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n. - Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances; Counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy.

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Usage examples (29)
  • I see that TP is engaged in censoring especially when they want Mr. Cirincione to have the last word.
  • Disney hasn't succeeded in censoring Mr. Moore so much as in enhancing his stature as a master provocateur and self-promoter.
  • The act of censoring is an attempt against freedom of thought and expression, commonly seen in intolerant and totalitarian regimes.
  • We don't believe in censoring such things, or advising our people not to view them, but to reflect on them within the community of faith.
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