Censor Definition & Meaning

censor
noun
  1. someone who censures or condemns
  2. 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
verb
  1. forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)
  2. subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

"Censor" in song lyrics

See how censor is used in real songs:

  • "Lose my head over speak of a censor"
    3rd Bass — Green Eggs and Swine
  • "My loops and loops and rhymes you never censor"
    3rd Bass — Green Eggs and Swine
  • "Both the formal squad censor"
    Aesop Rock — Catacomb Kids

Usage tips for "censor"

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