noun · academic
censorship
UK/ˈsensəʃɪp/US/ˈsensərʃɪp/CEN·sor·ship
the practice of officially examining books, films, news, etc. and suppressing unacceptable parts
Examples
“The government introduced new censorship laws last year.”
“Artists often complain that censorship stifles creativity.”
“Debates about censorship and freedom of speech are common in democracies.”
Band 8 sentence
“Censorship can sometimes protect vulnerable groups, but excessive controls are likely to undermine democratic debate.”
Collocations
- state censorship
- subject to censorship
- press/film censorship
Word family
Common mistakes
The film was censorshiped.→The film was censored.
Censorship is limit freedom.→Censorship limits freedom.
Say it for a higher band
5ban→6censor→7+censorship
Synonyms
suppression
control
Easily confused
censor
“The board decided to censor certain scenes from the broadcast.”
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