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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛnsəʃɪp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-censorship.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-censorship.wav [US] Forms: censorships [plural]
Etymology: From censor + -ship. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱens-}}, {{suffix|en|censor|ship}} censor + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} censorship (countable and uncountable, plural censorships)
  1. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Freedom of speech Translations (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression): censurë [feminine] (Albanian), رَقَابَة (raqāba) [feminine] (Arabic), գրաքննություն (grakʻnnutʻyun) (Armenian), ցենզուրա (cʻenzura) (Armenian), senzura (Azerbaijani), цэнзу́ра (cenzúra) [feminine] (Belarusian), বিবাচন (bibacon) (Bengali), цѐнзура (cènzura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 審查 (Chinese Mandarin), 审查 (shěnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), 檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 检查 (jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), cenzura [feminine] (Czech), censur [common-gender] (Danish), censuur [feminine] (Dutch), cenzuro (Esperanto), tsensuur (Estonian), sensuuri (Finnish), censure [feminine] (French), ცენზურა (cenzura) (Georgian), Zensur [feminine] (German), λογοκρισία (logokrisía) (Greek), צֶנְזוּרָה (tsenzurá) [feminine] (Hebrew), सेंसरशिप (sensarśip) [feminine] (Hindi), अभिवेचन (abhivecan) [masculine] (Hindi), cenzúra (Hungarian), censura [feminine] (Italian), 検閲 (ken'etsu) (alt: けんえつ) (Japanese), цензура (senzura) (Kazakh), 검열 (geomnyeol) (alt: 檢閱) (Korean), цензура (tsenzura) (Kyrgyz), cenzūra [feminine] (Latvian), cenzūra [feminine] (Lithuanian), цензу́ра (cenzúra) [feminine] (Macedonian), penapisan (Malay), ڤناڤيسن [Jawi] (Malay), цензур (cenzur) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), sensur [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), سانسور (sānsór) [masculine] (Pashto), سانسور (sânsur) (Persian), cenzura [feminine] (Polish), censura [feminine] (Portuguese), cenzură [feminine] (Romanian), цензу́ра (cenzúra) [feminine] (Russian), caisgireachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), цензу́ра [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cenzúra [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cenzúra [feminine] (Slovak), cenzura [feminine] (Slovene), censura [feminine] (Spanish), censur [common-gender] (Swedish), сензура (senzura) (Tajik), การเซ็นเซอร์ (gaan-sen-sə̂ə) (Thai), sansür (Turkish), sıkıdenetim (Turkish), senzura (Turkmen), цензу́ра (cenzúra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), tsenzura (Uzbek), senzura (Uzbek), kiểm duyệt (Vietnamese), צענזור (tsenzur) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-censorship-en-noun-bjdId1xH Disambiguation of Freedom of speech: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'use of state or group power to control freedom of expression': 88 12
  2. (historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-censorship-en-noun-DRkXuAAw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corporate censorship, cosmic censorship, cosmic censorship hypothesis, self-censorship Related terms: bleep censor, censor, censorware, bowdlerisation, media democracy, moral panic

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 52",
          "text": "During the war, but unrecorded because of the requirements of censorship, a link with the now partly-abandoned Cardiff Railway disappeared with the demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct, near Treforest, South Wales, in the latter part of 1942. The steelwork in this structure, amounting to nearly 1,150 tons, was salvaged as scrap metal to assist the war effort.",
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          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "bibacon",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "বিবাচন"
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          "roman": "cènzura",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shěnchá",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "审查"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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          "word": "censuur"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
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          "lang": "French",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "cenzura",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "ცენზურა"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zensur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "logokrisía",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "λογοκρισία"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "tsenzurá",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "צֶנְזוּרָה"
        },
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sensarśip",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "सेंसरशिप"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "abhivecan",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "अभिवेचन"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "cenzúra"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "censura"
        },
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "けんえつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ken'etsu",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "検閲"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "senzura",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "цензура"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "alt": "檢閱",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geomnyeol",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "검열"
        },
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          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "tsenzura",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "цензура"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cenzūra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cenzūra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "cenzúra",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "цензу́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "penapisan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "ڤناڤيسن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "cenzur",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "цензур"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sensur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "sānsór",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "سانسور"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sânsur",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "سانسور"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cenzura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "censura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cenzură"
        },
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caisgireachd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "цензу́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "cenzúra"
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        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cenzura"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "censura"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "censur"
        },
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          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "senzura",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "сензура"
        },
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          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gaan-sen-sə̂ə",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "การเซ็นเซอร์"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "sansür"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "sıkıdenetim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "senzura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "cenzúra",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "цензу́ра"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "tsenzura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "senzura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "word": "kiểm duyệt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "tsenzur",
          "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "צענזור"
        }
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      "word": "বিবাচন"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shěnchá",
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      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "ცენზურა"
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      "code": "de",
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      "alt": "けんえつ",
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      "word": "検閲"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "alt": "檢閱",
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geomnyeol",
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      "word": "검열"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "sānsór",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
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      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "سانسور"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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      "word": "cenzura"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "censura"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sh",
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cenzura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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      "word": "censur"
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      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
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      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gaan-sen-sə̂ə",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "การเซ็นเซอร์"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "sansür"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "sıkıdenetim"
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      "word": "senzura"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "cenzúra",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "цензу́ра"
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "tsenzura"
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
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    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "word": "kiểm duyệt"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "tsenzur",
      "sense": "use of state or group power to control freedom of expression",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "צענזור"
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