Hypernyms (to create is one way to...): create; make (make or cause to be or to become). Troponyms (each of the following is one way to create): design (create designs). design (create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner). do; make (create or design, often in a certain way).
Noun. 1. censorship-counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy. censoring, security review. military censorship-all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces.
The noun and verb are most closely associated with official expressions of disapproval, as when Congress censures a senator. The noun is from Latin cÄnsÅ«ra censorship, from cÄnsor an ancient Roman censor.. The job of a Roman censor was to take the census and to supervise public morals and behavior. Our English word censorââwhich means to suppress speech or other forms of expressionââis from this Latin word.