Censorship and Restraint

Censorship

Censorship noun - Deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances.
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Synonyms for Censorship

Restraint and censorship are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Restraint" with "Censorship", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: censure, censor, censorial

Restraint

Restraint noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Censorship and restraint are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Censorship" with "Restraint", this nouns are similar.

Both words in one sentence

  • Culture Police In the Orson Scott Card short story "Prior Restraint", collected in Maps in a Mirror, a group of time travelers calling themselves the "Censorship Board" manipulate history by preventing certain great writers from publishing their work.
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