censure - Decision Point
Censure means to fault or reprimand, often in an official way; censor means to suppress or delete as objectionable. So if youre talking about removing objectionable content from a book or banning it.
Censure means to fault or reprimand, often in an official way; censor means to suppress or delete as objectionable. So if youre talking about removing objectionable content from a book or banning it.
CENSURE definition: 1. strong criticism or disapproval: 2. to express strong criticism or disapproval: 3. strong. Learn more.
Definition of censure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Understanding the Context
To express strong disapproval of or criticize severely, especially in an official capacity: "whether the Senate will censure one of its members for conflict of interest" (Washington Post).
censure, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Censure is an action by the House of Commons or the Senate rebuking the actions or conduct of an individual. The power to censure is not directly mentioned in the constitutional texts of Canada but is.
censure (third-person singular simple present censures, present participle censuring, simple past and past participle censured) (transitive) To criticize harshly.
Key Insights
an official reprimand, as by a legislative body: [uncountable] The senator got only a vote of censure from Congress, even though he was guilty of theft. [countable] This soldier received two censures for.
To criticize, especially adversely; find fault with and condemn; blame; express disapprobation of: as, to censure a man, or his manners or conduct; to censure a book.
If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
