What does censura in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word censura in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use censura in Spanish.

The word censura in Spanish means censorship, criticism, censors, condemn, denounce, censor, check, audit, criticize, prior censorship, pre-publication censorship, vote of no confidence, without criticism, without censure, uncensored, vote of censure. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word censura

censorship

nombre femenino (obra, texto: revisión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las cartas de los soldados eran sometidas a la censura.
Letters belonging to the soldiers were subject to censorship.

criticism

nombre femenino (reproche, crítica) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De vez en cuando me gustaría oír una palabra amable en lugar de una censura.
Once in a while, I'd like to hear a kind word instead of criticism.

censors

nombre femenino (organismo censor)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La censura revisaba todos los libros.
The censors revised all the books.

condemn, denounce

verbo transitivo (condenar, reprobar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La Iglesia censura el control de la natalidad.
The church condemns (or: denounces) birth control.

censor

verbo transitivo (suprimir parte de algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La escena del desnudo fue censurada de la película.
The nudity scene was censored in the movie.

check, audit

verbo transitivo (obra: examinar, juzgar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El ministro era el encargado de censurar los libros que llegaban del exterior.
The minister was in charge of checking books arriving from abroad.

criticize

verbo transitivo (criticar, vituperar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

prior censorship, pre-publication censorship

(de publicaciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El libro ya había recibido censura previa en otros países.
The book had already been subjected to prior censorship in other countries.

vote of no confidence

nombre femenino (mecanismo de remoción)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La moción de censura es un procedimiento del Congreso.
The vote of no confidence is a procedure of Congress.

without criticism, without censure

locución adverbial (sin reprobación, sin reparo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El jefe miró el trabajo sin censura y felicitó a los empleados.
The boss judged the work without criticism and congratulated the employees.

uncensored

locución adverbial (sin supresión)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El diario publicó sin censura este polémico escrito.
The newspaper published the article uncensored.

vote of censure

nombre masculino (política: desaprobación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Presentaron un voto de censura por su actuación.
They gave him a vote of censure for his action.

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