I. cen ‧ sor 1 /ˈsensə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
someone whose job is to examine books, films, letters etc and remove anything considered to be offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous ⇨ censorship
II. censor 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: censere ; ⇨ ↑ census ]
to examine books, films, letters etc to remove anything that is considered offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous etc ⇨ censorship , ban :
The information given to the press was carefully censored by the Ministry of Defence.