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official vs censor

censor vs official

official and censor both are nouns.

official is an adjective but censor is not an adjective.

official is not a verb while censor is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
official Yes Yes No No
censor Yes No Yes No
As nouns, censor is a hyponym of official; that is, censor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than official:
  • official: a worker who holds or is invested with an office
  • 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 (noun) censor (noun)
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport 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
a worker who holds or is invested with an office someone who censures or condemns
official (adjective) censor (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
official (verb) censor (verb)
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)
Difference between official and censor

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