"censorate" meaning in All languages combined

See censorate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: censorates [plural]
Etymology: From censor + -ate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|censor|-ate|id2=rank or office}} censor + -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} censorate (plural censorates)
  1. (historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance. Wikipedia link: censorate Tags: historical

Inflected forms

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