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CENSOR [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Group Dynamics
- Communication and Information Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Streisand effect
1, record 1, English, Streisand%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The phenomenon in which an attempt to censor, hide, or otherwise draw attention away from something only serves to attract more attention to it. 2, record 1, English, - Streisand%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dynamique des groupes
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet Streisand
1, record 1, French, effet%20Streisand
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] phénomène en vertu duquel plus on cherche à faire interdire une information, plus elle gagne en visibilité. 2, record 1, French, - effet%20Streisand
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 2021-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- redact
1, record 2, English, redact
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To censor or obscure information for confidentiality, legal, or security purposes. 1, record 2, English, - redact
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caviarder
1, record 2, French, caviarder
correct, verb
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Censurer ou masquer de l'information à des fins juridiques, de sécurité ou de confidentialité. 1, record 2, French, - caviarder
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2017-03-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Performing Arts (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- censorship
1, record 3, English, censorship
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The institution, system, or practice of censoring: the actions or practices of censors or censorates. 2, record 3, English, - censorship
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
censor : An official empowered to examine written or printed matter(as manuscripts of books or plays) in order to forbid publication, circulation, or representation if it contains anything objectionable. 2, record 3, English, - censorship
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
censor : An official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. 3, record 3, English, - censorship
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
- Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- censure
1, record 3, French, censure
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Examen exigé par le pouvoir des œuvres littéraires, cinématographiques, de la presse, des émissions télévisées, avant d'en autoriser la publication, la diffusion. 1, record 3, French, - censure
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- imprimatur
1, record 4, English, imprimatur
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Literally, it means "Let it be printed. "It is an official formula of licence to print or publish, affixed by a censor or board of censors to a book or pamphlet. In the Catholic Bible versions, a bishop or archbishop is listed as the imprimatur. 1, record 4, English, - imprimatur
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- imprimatur
1, record 4, French, imprimatur
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Littéralement : qu'il soit imprimé. Autorisation d'imprimer un ouvrage, notamment de philosophie, de théologie, de spiritualité, de morale ou d'histoire religieuse, accordée par l'autorité ecclésiastique, l'évêque d'un diocèse par exemple. 2, record 4, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette mention est généralement indiquée au verso du titre ou du faux-titre. Anciennement, les universités accordaient des imprimaturs pour les publications de leurs professeurs. Les membres du clergé et des différents ordres religieux devaient nécessairement obtenir cette autorisation avant de publier. Cette règle est moins stricte de nos jours. 2, record 4, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Pluriel : des imprimatur ou des imprimaturs. 3, record 4, French, - imprimatur
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
imprimaturs (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 4, record 4, French, - imprimatur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-08-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- International Conference of Film Regulators 1, record 5, English, International%20Conference%20of%20Film%20Regulators
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Information obtained from the Ontario Censor Board. 1, record 5, English, - International%20Conference%20of%20Film%20Regulators
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes, unités administratives et comités
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- International Conference of Film Regulators 1, record 5, French, International%20Conference%20of%20Film%20Regulators
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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