censoring

English Thesaurus

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)