Censorate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Censorate is a noun meaning (historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.
Meaning
(historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.
Example Sentences
There is no check on the viceroys except, perhaps, the criticism of the censorates.
Word Forms
- censorates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include censor, mandarin, commandery, corrector, curator, prefect.
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