(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If someone in authority ~s letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
The military-backed government has heavily ~ed the news.
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A ~ is a person who has been officially appointed to examine letters or the media and to cut out any parts that are regarded as secret.
The report was cleared by the American military ~s.
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3.
If someone in authority ~s a book, play, or film, they officially examine it and cut out any parts that are considered to be immoral or inappropriate.
ITV companies tend to ~ bad language in feature films.
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4.
A ~ is a person who has been officially appointed to examine plays, films, and books and to cut out any parts that are considered to be immoral.
...the British Board of Film Censors.
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