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censor, title of two magistrates of ancient Rome (from c.443 B.C. to the time of Domitian). They took the census (by which they assessed taxation, voting, and military service) and supervised public behavior. They also had charge of public works and filled vacancies among the senators and knights.
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Censor may refer to:
- Censorship, the control of speech and other forms of human expression
- Roman censor, a magistrate for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, etc.
- Censor (Catholic Church), a Church official who approves and, if necessary, removes material from texts for publication
- Censoring (statistics), the situation when the value of an observation is only partially known
- Censor (film), a 2001 film written and directed by Dev Anand
- Censor (single), a single released by the band Skinny Puppy for the song "Dogshit" in 1988
- Censor (Christ Church, Oxford), the student of Christ Church, Oxford undertaking disciplinary duties assigned to deans of other colleges
- Censor (Royal College of Physicians), the College's police
See also
- Sensor, a device or organ that detects or senses a signal or its environment
- Censure, a formal reprimand
- Censer, a small metal or stone dish used for burning incense
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