Social Media Policies

noun a person who examines books, movies, letters, etc., and removes things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

verb to examine books, movies, letters, etc., and remove things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

• The government decided to censor the controversial documentary before it could be released to the public.
• I can't believe they censored that scene from the movie!
• They always censor stuff on TV, it's so annoying.
• She felt like her emotions were being censored by her own mind.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'defamatory' describes something that harms someone's reputation.

• The article published by the journalist contained defamatory remarks about the politician.
• I heard that the gossip spreading around the office was full of defamatory lies.
• She was spreading defamatory rumors about him behind his back.
• His words were like defamatory arrows, piercing her reputation.