One of two magistrates of Rome who took a register of the number and property of citizens, and who also exercised the office of inspector of morals and conduct.

One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they are committed to the press, and to forbid their publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an official in some European countries.

Elected every 5 years to conduct census and enroll new citizens.

a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

a government official who examines books, papers, films and the like with the power to delete material or forbid their publication or dissemination

a political office that had election every five years to classify citizens for military service or to judge moral fitness of public functions

Roman official charged with the census

An official appointed every four, later five, years to maintain the census of citizens and senators

n. An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.

one of two Roman magistrates whose original function was to conduct the census of the Roman people. The office was often claimed by emperors; Domitian claimed it in perpetuity and its function was thereafter assumed by the emperor.

A Censor was a magistrate of high rank in the ancient Roman Republic. This position (called censura) was responsible for maintaining the census, supervising public morality, and overseeing certain aspects of the government's finances.