cen·sor
ˈsen(t)-sər
1
: a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as
a
: an official who examines materials (such as publications or films) for objectionable matter
Government censors deleted all references to the protest.
b
: an official (as in time of war) who reads communications (such as letters) and deletes material considered sensitive or harmful
2
: one of two magistrates of early Rome acting as census takers, assessors, and inspectors of morals and conduct
Cato the Censor accused Africanus and his senior officers of running an army riddled with moral laxity—Colleen McCullough
3
: a hypothetical psychic agency that represses unacceptable notions before they reach consciousness
censored; censoring
ˈsen(t)-sə-riŋ
ˈsen(t)s-riŋ
: to examine in order to suppress (see suppress sense 2) or delete anything considered objectionable
censor the news
also
: to suppress or delete as objectionable
censor out indecent passages
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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