censorate

English

Etymology

From censor +‎ -ate.

Noun

censorate (plural censorates)

  1. (historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.
    • 1910, Charles Denby, China and Her People, volume 2, page 5:
      There is no check on the viceroys except, perhaps, the criticism of the censorates.

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