Antonyms for censorship


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sen-ser-ship
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn sərˌʃɪp


Definition of censorship

Origin :
  • 1590s, "office of a censor," from censor (n.) + -ship. Meaning "action of censoring" is from 1824.
  • noun forbiddance; ban
Example sentences :
  • Patricia forgot her censorship as the spirit of the explorer rose in her.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • No: she had heard too much of it; it made you almost wish for a Censorship of the Press.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • The Duc wondered what a censorship would let pass if there were one.
  • Extract from : « Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida » by Ouida
  • The newsletters, of course, might be under the censorship of Rome and Naples.
  • Extract from : « The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories » by Andrew Lang
  • The discovery of a new spot on the sun is evidently a case for the censorship.
  • Extract from : « Napoleon the Little » by Victor Hugo
  • I call the censorship chaotic because of the chaos in its administration.
  • Extract from : « The Better Germany in War Time » by Harold Picton
  • He got the impression that she put off all censorship from either her feeling or her expression.
  • Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
  • A few voices, however, were raised in favour of a censorship.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • I wish to claim no censorship over the style and diction of your letters.
  • Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
  • How absurd, how inadequate this all is we see from the existence of the Censorship on Drama.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Essays of John Galsworthy » by John Galsworthy

Synonyms for censorship

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