"censorate" meaning in All languages combined

See censorate on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: censorates [plural]
Etymology: censor + -ate Etymology templates: {{suf|en|censor|ate}} 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
    Sense id: en-censorate-en-noun-QYMaWKJJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate

Inflected forms

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