Cencor vs. Censor: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Published on October 8, 2023
The incorrect spelling is "Cencor," while the correct spelling is "Censor." A censor is someone who examines and removes unacceptable content.
Which is correct: Cencor or Censor
How to spell Censor?
Cencor is Incorrect
Censor is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember that "Censor" starts with the letters found in "sensory," indicating it deals with perception and judgment.
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The word "Censor" has "sen" which also starts the word "sensible," a characteristic you'd expect from someone filtering content.
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"Cencor" might remind you of "cent," but this word has nothing to do with money or cents.
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Think of "Censor" as being related to "sensor," both deal with detecting or filtering information.
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Note that "Censor" has a similar spelling to "Censure," both of which involve judgment or reprimanding.
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Cencor and Censor Definitions
Censor
A censor is an individual or entity responsible for reviewing and potentially removing or suppressing content deemed inappropriate.
The censor removed the offensive scenes from the film.
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Censor
Censor means a person who exercises control over creative works, usually by governmental power.
The government censor decided to ban the controversial book.
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Censor
In psychology, a censor refers to the hypothetical mental faculty that suppresses unconscious thoughts.
Freud believed the censor kept certain thoughts from reaching conscious awareness.
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Censor
Censor refers to an official who monitors and restricts information or material.
As a censor, her job was to read outgoing mail from the prison.
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Censor
A person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable.
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Censor
An official, as in the armed forces, who examines personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered secret or a risk to security.
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Censor
One of two officials in ancient Rome responsible for taking the public census and supervising public behavior and morals.
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Censor
(Psychology) The component of the unconscious that is posited by psychoanalytic theory to be responsible for preventing certain thoughts or feelings from reaching the conscious mind.
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Censor
One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century {{B.C.E.}} and the 6th century {{C.E.}}) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.
The Ancient Roman censors were part of the cursus honorum, a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
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Censor
A high-ranking official who was responsible for the supervision of subordinate government officials.
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Censor
An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
The headmaster was an even stricter censor of his boarding pupils’ correspondence than the enemy censors had been of his own when the country was occupied.
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Censor
(education) A college or university official whose duties vary depending on the institution.
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Censor
(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.
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Censor
(transitive) To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
The people responsible for censoring films have seen some startling things in their time.
Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance
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Censor
One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.
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Censor
One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; - an official in some European countries.
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Censor
One given to fault-finding; a censurer.
Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no inclination to approve.
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Censor
A critic; a reviewer.
Received with caution by the censors of the press.
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Censor
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
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Censor
Subject to political, religious, or moral censorship;
This magazine is censored by the government
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Censor
Censor is a term used for a software or algorithm that filters and blocks specific content online.
The website’s censor automatically flags hate speech.
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FAQs
Why is it called Censor?
It is called "Censor" from the Latin "censere," meaning "to assess, judge, or value."
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Is Censor a negative or positive word?
It is generally considered a neutral word, though it can have negative connotations depending on context.
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Which conjunction is used with Censor?
The conjunction "and" is often used with Censor.
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Is the Censor term a metaphor?
No, it is not a metaphor, though it can be used metaphorically.
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What is the first form of Censor?
The first form is "Censor" as a noun or "to censor" as a verb.
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What is the third form of Censor?
The third form as a verb is also "censored."
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Which preposition is used with Censor?
The preposition "by" is often used with Censor (e.g., censored by).
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Which article is used with Censor?
The article "the" is commonly used with Censor.
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What is the opposite of Censor?
The opposite could be "to allow" or "permit."
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What is a stressed syllable in Censor?
The first syllable "Cen-" is stressed.
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Which determiner is used with Censor?
The determiners "a," "an," and "the" can be used with Censor.
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How is Censor used in a sentence?
Example: The committee will censor any content that violates their guidelines.
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Sawaira RiazSawaira is a dedicated content editor at difference.wiki, where she meticulously refines articles to ensure clarity and accuracy. With a keen eye for detail, she upholds the site's commitment to delivering insightful and precise content.
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