noun · academic
censorship
UK/ˈsensəʃɪp/US/ˈsensərˌʃɪp/CEN·sor·ship
the practice of officially examining books, films, news, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts
Examples
“Censorship increases when governments feel threatened.”
“There is ongoing debate about internet censorship and free speech.”
“Writers often find ways to circumvent censorship through allegory.”
Band 8 sentence
“Debates about online censorship must balance national security concerns with the fundamental right to free expression.”
Collocations
- government censorship
- press censorship
- strict censorship
Word family
Common mistakes
many censorship→a lot of censorship / much censorship
censorship is bad for freedom→Censorship is bad for freedom
Say it for a higher band
5control→6restriction→7+censorship
Synonyms
suppression
Easily confused
suppression
“The suppression of political protests led to international condemnation.”
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