censorship

S2 W2

BrE /ˈsensəʃp/ AmE /ˈsɛnsərʃp/

noun en → es

1 RESTRICTION [uncountable] B2

the practice of preventing the publication or broadcast of material that is considered offensive, harmful, etc.

censura

  • there is censorship of something

Collocations media censorship · political censorship

  • There has been a lot of censorship in the country.

    Ha habido mucho censura en el país.

2 CONTROL [uncountable] C1

the practice of controlling or limiting what people can say, write, or do.

control, limitación

  • censorship of something

Collocations freedom of speech censorship · internet censorship

  • The government's censorship of the press is a violation of human rights.

    La censura del gobierno sobre la prensa es una violación de los derechos humanos.