Both Uses
censor
in
Fahrenheit 451
(Edited)
- There was no dictum, no declaration, no censorship, to start with, no!
p. 55.4censorship = act of controlling what people are allowed to read, hear, or see
- They were given the new job, as custodians of our peace of mind ... official censors, judges, and executors.
p. 56.3 *censors = people who control what others are allowed to read, hear, or see
Definitions:
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(1)
(censor as related to censorship) to remove or suppress anything considered obscene, immoral, politically unacceptable, or a security threat
or:
a person who decides which such material should be removed or suppressed - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)