History of Censor

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1. Political office of the Roman Republic. Two Censors were elected elected every five years to serve an 18 month term. This office did not follow the usual Roman pattern of annual, one year terms, though it did follow the principle of collegiality by having two censors who served together.

In its original sense, censor meant a political office of the Roman Republic. Two censors were elected elected every five years to serve an 18 month term. This office did not follow the usual Roman pattern of annual, one year terms, though it did follow the principle of collegiality by having two censors who served together.

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The censors were also in charge of the membership roll of the Senate, adding new senators every five years who had been elected to the requisite offices. After the Sullan reforms of 81 B.C.E. new senators were enrolled automatically, much reducing the influence of the censors over membership in the Senate.

The censors were also in charge of the membership roll of the Senate, adding new senators every five years who had been elected to the requisite offices. After the Sullan reforms of 81 B.C. new senators were enrolled automatically, much reducing the influence of the censors over membership in the Senate.

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see Roman Republic, Cursus honorum

See Roman Republic, cursus honorum

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2. Those who oversee a list of approved or disapproved works of writing or the other arts.

Today, censor is usually understood to mean any person who oversees a list of approved or disapproved works of writing or the other arts.

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see Censorship

See censorship