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To censor is to suppress information because you do not like its content. (verb)
When you prevent a book from being read in schools because you do not like its content, this is an example of a time when you censor the book.
A censor is a person who reads or looks at books, movies or other sources of information and then prevents the release of information that is considered inappropriate. (noun)
A person who watches movies and then decides if they are too inappropriate or obscene is an example of a censor.
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