as in condemnation
an often public or formal expression of disapproval
a rare censure of a senator by the full United States Senate for misconduct
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1
as in to reprimand
to express public or formal disapproval of
a vote to censure the President for conduct that was unbecoming to his office
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as in to denounce
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
our society generally censures the taking of another person's life
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as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
critics have striven to outdo each other in censuring that pop novelist's latest work
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Recent Examples of censure
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
What surprised some was that 10 Democrats crossed party lines to vote in favor of censure, revealing how deeply the divide within Democratic ranks has become.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Helen Coster and Julia Harte, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Crockett would be the second House Democrat censured just this year and the fifth since Republicans took back the House majority in 2023.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The censure has prevented her from carrying out other legislative actions to serve her constituents.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
What surprised some was that 10 Democrats crossed party lines to vote in favor of censure, revealing how deeply the divide within Democratic ranks has become.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
Drexel University in Philadelphia was censured for not pursuing tougher disciplinary measures when a vocally pro-Israeli Jewish student’s dorm room was set on fire three days after the Hamas attacks.
—Helen Coster and Julia Harte, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Zoom out: Crockett would be the second House Democrat censured just this year and the fifth since Republicans took back the House majority in 2023.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for censure
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Carr has multiple probes in progress, and his investigation into CBS over the editing of an interview with Kamala Harris has drawn condemnations from both liberal and conservative advocacy groups that describe it as a threat to the Constitutional right to free speech.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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The politically explosive ruling drew condemnation from her right-wing allies in Europe and across the Atlantic.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Mickey Rourke was reprimanded on Celebrity Big Brother UK after using a homophobic slur toward fellow housemate JoJo Siwa.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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The mom comes back and then reprimanded me for not supporting her baby’s head.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The end of the parole program is part of Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration paths that allow people to temporarily come to the U.S. Republicans also criticized the parole program as an overreach and abuse of executive presidential power.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Progressives are criticizing tariffs for boosting prices and triggering international chaos.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The decision was condemned by civil society groups such as SECTION 2, which advocates for domestic ownership.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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The White House visit is a significant achievement for Bukele, whose authoritarian tactics to remain in power were condemned by the Biden administration just a few years ago.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Last month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Trump's tariffs were partly to blame for price increases that had taken place in February.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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They are blamed for a mysterious illness that’s starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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And on a day that felt like a pressure-cooker, temperature-wise, no one could fault her.—
Jeff Miller,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
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The mayor faulted the accelerated consideration of the anti-fluoridation legislation, which did not go through the commission’s routine committee process.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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By building a social and political movement that gave him coercive power over the GOP, he’s been able to punish heretics and elevate loyalists committed to advancing his agenda and interests.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Officer Christopher Bowen claims he was punished with a shift change after missing arrest and traffic ticket quotas.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Censure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/censure. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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