Censorship - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Censorship :  (noun)
1: counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy [syn: censoring, security review]
2: deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances [syn: censoring]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Censorship : \Cen"sor*ship\, n. The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a censorship. --Holland.

The press was not indeed at that moment under a general censorship. --Macaulay.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Censorship

brindabellababy: @NathanaelB drives me nuts when work Censorship blocks support websites for software they have a corporate license for.
zeelilbee: Any talk of Censorship at #bbfuture yet?
bitinn: Merry human right day! Rests assured that US is still torturing prisoners, and PRC will continue their Censorship commitment.
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