Permit vs Censor - What's the difference?
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* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
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* 1930 , "Presbytarians", Time , 19 Dec 1930:
To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
* 2009 , Patricia Cohen, New York Times , 17 Jan 09, p. 1:
To allow for, to make something possible.
* 2006 , Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer , 3 Dec 06:
* 2009 , John Mitchell, "Clubs Preview", The Guardian , 25 Jul 09:
To allow, to admit (of).
* 1910 , , "Reginald in Russia", Reginald in Russia :
* 2007 , Ian Jack, The Guardian , 22 Sep 07:
(pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
(pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
(obsolete) Formal permission.
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
A pompano of the species .
(history) A Roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by Classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality
An official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content
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
To review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powers
To remove objectionable content
As verbs the difference between permit and censor
is that permit is while censor is to review in order to remove objectionable content from correspondence or public media, either by legal criteria or with discretionary powers.As a noun censor is
(history) a roman magistrate, originally a census administrator, by classical times a high judge of public behavior and morality.permit
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) permitten, from (etyl) permettre, from (etyl) .Verb
(permitt)- Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.
- Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. will not permit' ordination of women as ministers, but will ' permit their election as ruling elders, permission which makes possible a woman as moderator.
- He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.
- What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted .
- For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting .
- ‘You English are always so frivolous,’ said the Princess. ‘In Russia we have too many troubles to permit of our being light-hearted.’
- "As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing)'', but in passive takes the ''to infinitive . SeeNoun
(en noun)- A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.
- Go over to the park office and get a permit for the
- 3 shelter.
Etymology 2
An irregular borrowing from (etyl) (m), probably from a Doric variant of (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)See also
* * (Trachinotus) ----censor
English
Alternative forms
* censour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- The Ancient censors were part of the ''cursus honorum , a series of public offices held during a political career, like consuls and praetors.
- 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.
Synonyms
* censurerVerb
(en verb)- The man responsible for censoring films has seen some things in his time.
- ''Occupying powers typically censor anything reeking of resistance