CENSOR in a Sentence

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The act of censoring is an attempt against freedom of thought and expression, commonly seen in intolerant and totalitarian regimes.

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 Meanings and Examples of CENSOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
censor
 n.  overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
Classic Sentence:
1  For as the censors became the arbiters of morals in Rome, it was very much owing to them that the progress of the Romans towards corruption was retarded.
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius By Niccolo Machiavelli
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XLIX.
Example Sentence:
1  Soldiers dislike having their mail read by a censor but understand the need for this precaution.
2  Any time that a simple request for evidence results in vitriolic personal attacks, or an attempt to censor, with no attempt to address the issue.
3  Television companies tend to censor bad language in feature films.
4  The censor demanded that the scene be written out.
5  Television censors are cutting out scenes which they claim may offend.
6  The act of censoring is an attempt against freedom of thought and expression, commonly seen in intolerant and totalitarian regimes.
7  Libertarians argue that nothing should be censored.
8  The military-backed government has heavily censored the news.
9  The school board censored the movie because of its portrayal of the lecherous criminal.