censor vs official

official vs censor

censor and official both are nouns.

censor is not an adjective while official is an adjective.

censor is a verb but official is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
censor	Yes	No	Yes	No
official	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, official is a hypernym of censor; that is, official is a word with a broader meaning than censor:

censor: 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
official: a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Other hypernyms of censor include functionary.

censor (noun)	official (noun)
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	someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
someone who censures or condemns	a worker who holds or is invested with an office

censor (adjective)	official (adjective)
	having official authority or sanction
	of or relating to an office
	verified officially
	(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
	conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline

censor (verb)	official (verb)
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

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