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• critic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. judge, connoisseur, expert, reviewer, commentator; censor, censurer. See detraction, taste. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who makes adverse comments] Syn. faultfinder, carper, caviler, censor, censurer,… …   English dictionary for students

• Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée — (* 14 February 1692 in Paris; † 14 May 1754 in Paris), French dramatist who blurred the lines between comedy and tragedy with his comédie larmoyante . In 1731 he published an Epître a Clio , a didactic poem in defense of Leriget de la Faye in his …   Wikipedia

• censor — censorable, adj. censorial /sen sawr ee euhl, sohr /, censorian, adj. /sen seuhr/, n. 1. an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of… …   Universalium

• censor — cen•sor [[t]ˈsɛn sər[/t]] n. 1) gov an official who examines literature, television programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing or deleting parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds 2) an adverse critic;… …   From formal English to slang

• censor — /ˈsɛnsə / (say sensuh) noun 1. an official who examines books, plays, news reports, films, radio programs, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds. 2. any person who… …  

• ad|vo|ca|tus di|a|bo|li — «AD vuh KAY tuhs dy AB uh ly», Latin. 1. a devil s advocate, appointed to argue against a proposed beatification or canonization in the Roman Catholic Church. 2. an adverse critic, especially one whose criticism is solicited in order to test the… …   Useful english dictionary

• cen´sor|a|ble — cen|sor «SEHN suhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person who examines books, newspapers and news reports, plays, motion pictures, and letters, and, if necessary, changes or prohibits them to make them acceptable to the government or the organization that …   Useful english dictionary

• cen|sor — «SEHN suhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a person who examines books, newspapers and news reports, plays, motion pictures, and letters, and, if necessary, changes or prohibits them to make them acceptable to the government or the organization that employs …   Useful english dictionary

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• Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace       The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …   Universalium

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