Censor
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Censor may refer to:
  • Censorship
    Censorship
    thumb|[[Book burning]] following the [[1973 Chilean coup d'état|1973 coup]] that installed the [[Military government of Chile |Pinochet regime]] in Chile...

    , the control of speech and other forms of human expression
  • Roman censor, a magistrate for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, etc
  • Cato Censor
    Cato the Elder
    Marcus Porcius Cato was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius , Sapiens , Priscus , or Major, Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor, to distinguish him from his great-grandson, Cato the Younger.He came of an ancient Plebeian family who all were noted for some...

     (Marcus Porcius Cato, 234–149 BC), Roman statesman
  • Censor Librorum
    Censor Librorum
    In the Roman Catholic Church, the Censor Librorum is an ecclesiastical authority charged with reviewing texts and granting the nihil obstat. The Latin Censor Librorum translates as "censor of books."...

    , a Church official who approves and, if necessary, removes material from texts for publication
  • Censor (imperial China), a government official whose duties involved criticizing other officials
  • Censoring (statistics)
    Censoring (statistics)
    In statistics, engineering, and medical research, censoring occurs when the value of a measurement or observation is only partially known.For example, suppose a study is conducted to measure the impact of a drug on mortality. In such a study, it may be known that an individual's age at death is at...

    , the situation when the value of an observation is only partially known
  • Censor (film)
    Censor (film)
    Censor is a 2001 Indian Bollywood film directed and produced by Dev Anand. It stars Dev Anand, Jackie Shroff, Hema Malini in pivotal roles.-Cast:* Dev Anand...Vikramjeet 'Vicky'* Jackie Shroff...Naseeruddin Shaukh...

    , a 2001 film written and directed by Dev Anand
  • "Censor" (song)
    Censor (song)
    Censor is a single by the band Skinny Puppy created for the song "Dogshit".-Track listing:-Personnel:*N. Ogre*cEvin Key*Rudolph Goettel *Rave -Other:*Engineered by cEvin Key and Dave Ogilvie...

    , a single released by the band Skinny Puppy for the song "Dogshit" in 1988
  • Censor (Christ Church, Oxford), the student of Christ Church, Oxford undertaking disciplinary duties assigned to deans of other colleges
  • Censor of St Cuthbert's Society, employed by University of Durham to oversee Society members
  • Censor, the Royal College of Physicians
    Royal College of Physicians
    The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...

    ' police

See also

  • Sensor
    Sensor
    A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated...

    , a device or organ that detects or senses a signal or its environment
  • Censure
    Censure
    A censure is an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism. Among the forms that it can take are a stern rebuke by a legislature, a spiritual penalty imposed by a church, and a negative judgment pronounced on a theological proposition.-Politics:...

    , a formal reprimand
  • Censer
    Censer
    Censers are any type of vessels made for burning incense. These vessels vary greatly in size, form, and material of construction. They may consist of simple earthenware bowls or fire pots to intricately carved silver or gold vessels, small table top objects a few centimetres tall to as many as...

    , a small metal or stone dish used for burning incense
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