Definition of Censor

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Censor

One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.

One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.

One given to fault-finding; a censurer.

A critic; a reviewer.

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Censor Quotations

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.
Thomas Jefferson

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.
Spike Lee

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.
Stephen Sondheim

A censor is an expert in cutting remarks. A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.
Laurence J. Peter

The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression.
Earl Warren

I think the enemy is self-censorship. In a free society the biggest danger is that you're afraid to the point where you censor yourself.
Tim Robbins

I think what we have in this country is a little more dangerous in a way because it can't be seen fully. It's sorta internal censorship. We censor each other.
Kathy Acker

I mean, they censor your work when they're scared of it.
Kathy Acker

Literature should not be suppressed merely because it offends the moral code of the censor.
William O. Douglas

Poets have to be sensitive to their audience, but it does not mean that they censor themselves. I realise my audience is diverse. Some will read with empathy and curiosity while others will take offense.
John Barton

Censor Translations

censor in Dutch is keuren, censureren
censor in French is censurent, censurez, censurer, censurons
censor in German is zensieren, Sittenrichter, Gutachter
censor in Spanish is censor
censor in Swedish is censor, censurera

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