Censor may refer to:

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Censoring (statistics) In statistics, censoring is a condition in which 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 rate. In such a study, it may be known ...

, the situation when the value of an observation is only partially known *

Censorship Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments ...

, the control of speech and other forms of human expression *

Census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

, taken in Ancient Rome by a censor

People with the name

Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato (; 234–149 BC), also known as Cato the Censor ( la, Censorius), the Elder and the Wise, was a Roman soldier, Roman Senate, senator, and Roman historiography, historian known for his conservatism and opposition to Hellenizati ...

, also known as Cato the Censor (Marcus Porcius Cato, 234–149 BC), a Roman statesman *

Yair Censor Yair Censor (Hebrew: יאיר צנזור, born November 29, 1943) is an Israeli mathematician and a professor at the University of Haifa, specializing in computational mathematics and optimization, as well as applications of these fields, in par ...

(born 1943), Israeli mathematician

Organizations

*Censor, the police of the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

*Imperial

censorate The Censorate was a high-level supervisory agency in Imperial China, first established during the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC). The Censorate was a highly effective agency during the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). During the ...

, a high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, whose duties involved criticizing other officials

Titles

Censor (Christ Church, Oxford) Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is unique ...

, a student of Christ Church, Oxford undertaking disciplinary duties assigned to deans of other colleges *Censor, the title of the head of the former Fitzwilliam House; see List of Masters of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge *Censor of

St Cuthbert's Society St Cuthbert's Society, colloquially known as Cuth's, is a college of Durham University. It was founded in 1888 for students who were not attached to the existing colleges. St Cuthbert's Society is a Bailey college, based on Durham's peninsula nex ...

, employed by University of Durham to oversee Society members *''

Censor Librorum An ''imprimatur'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''impr.'', from Latin, "let it be printed") is a declaration authorizing publication of a book. The term is also applied loosely to any mark of approval or endorsement. The imprimatur rule in the ...

'', an expert called on to advise the bishop of a diocese whether or not to grant an imprimatur *

Chief Censor of New Zealand Censorship in New Zealand has been present since around 1850 and is currently managed by the Classification Office under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. Over the years, New Zealand has gone through many iterations o ...

, the head of the government's Office of Film and Literature Classification *

Roman censor The censor (at any time, there were two) was a magistrate in ancient Rome who was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances. The power of the censor was abso ...

, a magistrate for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, etc.

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Censor'' (2001 film), a drama film written and directed by Dev Anand * ''Censor'' (2021 film), a horror film directed by Prano Bailey-Bond * "Censor" (song), a single released in 1988 by the band Skinny Puppy, renamed from its original title, "Dogshit"

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