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censura

censorship

noun sehn-SOO-rah Less Common

Also means

censure

Usage Note

Censura covers both state censorship of media and the parliamentary 'motion of censure' (moción de censura) used to remove a government. The verb is censurar. Learners should not confuse censura (the institution or act) with censor (the person doing it).

Examples

"Los artistas protestaron contra la censura."

Natural Translation

The artists protested against censorship.

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