Get to know Censure better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like criticise or criticize.
Censure meaning
- The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- Official reprimand.
- A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
Synonyms of Censure
Using Censure
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension. | Official reprimand. | A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
- Useful related words include: animadversion, criticise, criticize, knock.
- In the example corpus, censure often appears in combinations such as: to censure, the censure, of censure.
Context around Censure
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 15 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Censure
- In this selection, "censure" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, accommodated, word, social, known, bowman and tlaib stand out and add context to how "censure" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against the censure which essentially and and the censure bowman has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "censure" sits close to words such as aadhaar, adler and alexandre, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with censure
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His motion for censure is something not retrospective. (8 words)
House to consider censure against Tlaib over her criticism of Israel. (11 words)
Goud Maragani wants to censure Aimee Winder Newton for associating with Equality Utah. (13 words)
Statue of Spinoza, near his house on the Paviljoensgracht in The Hague The language of Spinoza's censure is unusually harsh, however, and does not appear in any other censure known to have been issued by the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam. (42 words)
But another problem might be that, as in the case above, Paul’s humor often consists of hyperbole regarding the power of social censure—the joke (as it were) rests on the assumption that her audience shares an intense self-consciousness. (41 words)
Dennis also alleged a March 6 council vote to censure her ongoing and persistent concerns” about her conduct with fellow council members and city staff, and the terms that accommodated censure also were an act of discrimination against her disability. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dennis also alleged a March 6 council vote to censure her ongoing and persistent concerns” about her conduct with fellow council members and city staff, and the terms that accommodated censure also were an act of discrimination against her disability.
Statue of Spinoza, near his house on the Paviljoensgracht in The Hague The language of Spinoza's censure is unusually harsh, however, and does not appear in any other censure known to have been issued by the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam.
The word "censure" was then removed from the title of the resolution, though it is generally regarded and referred to as a censure of McCarthy, both by historians citation and in Senate documents.
And the more specific: public records violations, conflict of interest regarding campus construction contracts, ignoring terms of his censure, and more… Kelly, a lawyer, says the attempted recall feels like the rehash of a timeworn personal grudge.
But another problem might be that, as in the case above, Paul’s humor often consists of hyperbole regarding the power of social censure—the joke (as it were) rests on the assumption that her audience shares an intense self-consciousness.
Chairman Rob Pitts said he made the decision not to move the issue to the executive session because the censure was a separate matter from the lawsuit dealing with the policies and procedures of the county and an ethical issue.
Even after the guilty plea, the fine, and the censure, Bowman has stuck to his original story.
Far-right Congress member Majorie Taylor Greene also tried to censure Tlaib for her opposition to motions supporting Israel’s war and condemning Hamas’ breakthrough into Israel on October 7. This attempt failed, likely due to the rising antiwar movement.
Goud Maragani wants to censure Aimee Winder Newton for associating with Equality Utah.
His motion for censure is something not retrospective.
House to consider censure against Tlaib over her criticism of Israel.
However, it was not known at first what the censure targeting Moore would entail.
Indeed, I publicly condemned Trump’s speech while it was being given, and I called for a bipartisan vote of censure over his responsibility in the riots.
Montana Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr hasn't been allowed to speak on the House floor recently, as 21 Republican lawmakers push to censure her.
Montana House Republicans voted Wednesday to censure Rep. Zooey Zephyr, a Democrat and Montana’s first transgender state legislator.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro sent letters of censure to retired Rear Adm.
North Carolina conservatives voted to censure sitting Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis at the party's annual convention Saturday.
Omar’s tropes sparked an effort to censure her—a move that initially even had the support of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
On Tuesday, Jama reopened her Hamilton office and announced she was launching a fight against the censure, which essentially bans her from speaking in the legislature.
On Wednesday, Temecula Mayor Zak Schwank declined to comment on the speakers’ requests for a censure.
Common combinations with censure
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to censure 33×
- the censure 22×
- of censure 10×
- censure motion 8×
- censure and 7×
- censure of 6×
- censure the 6×
- censure for 6×
- censure or 5×
- censure her 4×