Definitions from the Web
Term: censorial
Part of speech: Adjective
Senses:
- Relating to or characteristic of a censor.
- Involving censorship, usually in regard to restricting or modifying content.
- Of or pertaining to an official who examines books, plays, news articles, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or altering any parts deemed unfit.
- Related to the ancient Roman office of a censor, which involved maintaining public morals.
Sample sentences:
- The government imposed censorial regulations on the media, limiting freedom of speech.
- The censorial board decided to cut several scenes from the movie for its explicit content.
- In some countries, there are strict censorial guidelines for books, preventing the publication of certain ideas.
- During the Roman Republic, the censorial role involved assessing taxes and supervising public morality.
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