censoring
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1. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances (noun.act)
hypernym | : | deletion, |
definition | : | the act of deleting something written or printed (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | bowdlerism, |
definition | : | censorship in the form of prudish expurgation (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | comstockery, |
definition | : | censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality (noun.act) |
2. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy (noun.act)
hypernym | : | counterintelligence, |
definition | : | intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | military censorship, |
definition | : | all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | national censorship, |
definition | : | censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions (noun.act) |
3. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances (noun.act)
derivation | : | censor, |
definition | : | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable (noun.person) |
derivation | : | censor, |
definition | : | a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable (noun.person) |
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