censor / censure / censorious

To suppress versus to blame, and the adjective of harsh judgment.

To censor is to cut or suppress material. To censure is to rebuke, often by a formal vote. Censorious means harshly critical. Do not use censor when you mean that the council voted to rebuke the member.

Examples

UseThe board censored the scene.

UseThe board censured the member.

Usea censorious review

AvoidThe board censored the member. (If the act was a rebuke, not a cut.)