Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving censorship: Pertaining to the official examination and suppression of content deemed objectionable.
   • Characteristic of a censor: Describing the duties, powers, or attitudes associated with someone who censors.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The government's censorial powers were expanded during the war. (This describes powers related to censorship.)
  • She objected to the board's censorial attitude toward artistic expression. (This describes an attitude characteristic of a censor.)
  • The new law has strong censorial implications for online media. (This describes implications involving censorship.)

Advanced Usage

• "Censorial authority": The official power to censor.
  • The ministry was granted broad censorial authority over all broadcast content.
• "Censorial role": The function or job of a censor.
  • His censorial role required him to review manuscripts for seditious material.

Variants and Related Words

• Censor (n/v): The official who censors; the act of censoring.
  • The censor banned the film. / They will censor the report.
• Censorship (n): The system or practice of censoring.
  • The regime enforced strict censorship.
• Censorious (adj): Severely critical of others. (Note: This is different from 'censorial', as it relates to criticism, not official suppression).
  • He was censorious of their lifestyle choices.

Synonyms

• Suppressive: Tending to suppress or limit.
• Restrictive: Imposing restrictions on content.

Related Phrases

• Censorial function: The specific duty of examining and suppressing content.
  • Editing the newsletter was part of his censorial function.
• Censorial board/committee: An official group responsible for censorship.
  • The film was submitted to the censorial board for approval.

Adjective

1. belonging or relating to a censor or a censor's functions