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Censor vs Umpire - What's the difference?

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Censor is a related term of umpire.


In lang=en terms the difference between censor and umpire

is that censor is to remove objectionable content while umpire is to decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc).

As nouns the difference between censor and umpire

is that censor is (history) a roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality while umpire is (tennis) the official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.

As verbs the difference between censor and umpire

is that censor is to review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powers while umpire is (sports|intransitive) to act as an umpire in a game.

censor

English

Alternative forms

* censour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (history) A Roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by Classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality
    • The Ancient censors were part of the ''cursus honorum , a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
  • An official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content
    • The headmaster is an even stricter censor''' for his boarding pupils' correspondence than the enemy ' censors had been for his own when the country was occupied.
  • One who censures or condemns
  • (psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious
  • (acronym ) Censors Ensure No Secrets Over Radios

    • Synonyms

    * censurer

    Related terms

    * censorial * censorious * censorship * censure * census

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powers
    • The man responsible for censoring films has seen some things in his time.
  • To remove objectionable content
    • ''Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance

    Synonyms

    * bowdlerize

    See also

    * decensor * expurgate

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    umpire

    English

    (wikipedia umpire)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (tennis) The official who presides over a tennis game sat on a high chair.
  • (cricket) One of the two white-coated officials who preside over a cricket match.
  • (baseball) One of usually 4 officials who preside over a baseball game.
    • The umpire called the pitch a strike.
  • (American football) The official who stands behind the line on the defensive side.
    • The umpire must keep on his toes as the play often occurs around him.
  • (Australian rules football) A match official on the ground deciding and enforcing the rules during play. As of 2007 the Australian Football League uses 3, or in the past 2 or just 1. The other officials, the goal umpires and boundary umpires, are normally not called just umpires alone.
  • (legal) A person who arbitrates between contending parties

    • Usage notes

    * In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.

    Verb

    (umpir)
  • (sports) To act as an umpire in a game.
  • To decide as an umpire; to arbitrate; to settle (a dispute, etc.).
  • * South
    • Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies.

    Synonyms

    * referee

    Anagrams

    * English nouns which have interacted with their indefinite article