censorship
noun
[ ˈsɛnsəʃɪp ]
• the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.
• "the regulation imposes censorship on all media"
• (in ancient Rome) the office or position of censor.
• "he celebrated a triumph together with his father and they held the censorship jointly"
