different between inspection vs censorship

English

Alternative forms

• inspexion (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French inspeccion, from Latin ?nspecti? (“examination, inspection”), from the verb ?nspici? (“I inspect”), from speci? (“I look at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?sp?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

inspection (countable and uncountable, plural inspections)

1. The act of examining something, often closely.

   Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!

2. An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.

   The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

Synonyms

• examination
• scrutiny

Related terms

• inspect
• inspector

Translations

Anagrams

• cispontine, inceptions

French

Etymology

From Old French inspeccion, from Latin inspecti? (“examination, inspection”), from the verb inspect? (“I inspect”), from spect? (“I observe, I watch”), frequentative of speci? (“I look at”).

Pronunciation

Noun

inspection f (plural inspections)

1. inspection (act of examining something, often closely)

Further reading

• “inspection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From censor +? -ship.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?ns????p/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?ns????p/
• Hyphenation: cen?sor?ship

Noun

censorship (countable and uncountable, plural censorships)

1. The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
   • 1899, Arthur Christopher Benson, The life of Edward White Benson, sometime Archbishop of Canterbury: Volume 1

     […] such a curious thing — it is the only thing left of the old censorship of the press."

   • 2012, Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola, Censorship Files, The: Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain

     The Infantes had contacts among left-wing groups that opposed the dictatorial regime in Spain and their visibility in these circles was a serious concern for the censorship authorities […]

2. (historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.

Related terms

• bleep censor
• censor
• censorware
• media democracy
• moral panic
• bowdlerisation

Translations

Anagrams

• sensorchip, sphericons