1The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
the regulation imposes censorship on all media
as modifierwe have strict censorship laws
2count noun(in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor.
he celebrated a triumph together with his father and they held the censorship jointly
Definition of censorship in US English:
censorship
nounˈsɛnsərʃɪpˈsensərSHip
1The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
the regulation imposes censorship on all media
as modifierwe have strict censorship laws
2(in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor.
he celebrated a triumph together with his father and they held the censorship jointly