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censorial

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective censorial has 1 sense
  1. censorial - belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions

Definitions from the Web

Term: censorial

Part of speech: Adjective

Senses:

  1. Relating to or characteristic of a censor.
  2. Involving censorship, usually in regard to restricting or modifying content.
  3. Of or pertaining to an official who examines books, plays, news articles, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or altering any parts deemed unfit.
  4. Related to the ancient Roman office of a censor, which involved maintaining public morals.

Sample sentences:

  1. The government imposed censorial regulations on the media, limiting freedom of speech.
  2. The censorial board decided to cut several scenes from the movie for its explicit content.
  3. In some countries, there are strict censorial guidelines for books, preventing the publication of certain ideas.
  4. During the Roman Republic, the censorial role involved assessing taxes and supervising public morality.

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