Antonyms for freedom of speechfree·dom of speech

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Princeton's WordNet

1. freedom of speechnoun

   a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution

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1. censorship

   suppression or prohibition of parts of speech, books, etc.

   "her speech was disqualified from the competition due to censorship by the judges."

   Submitted by acronimous on December 12, 2017  

How to use freedom of speech in a sentence?

1. Pamela Geller:

   It is within the established American tradition of satire, if America surrenders on this point, the freedom of speech is a relic of history.

2. Bob Woodson:

   People who advocate critical race theory and 1619 have been at the forefront of cancel culture, it’s ironic that Nicole Hannah-Jones would be honored for freedom of speech.

3. The Department:

   The Town of Rocky Mount fully supports all lawful expressions of freedom of speech and assembly by The Town of Rocky Mount employees but does not condone the unlawful acts that occurred that day, based on the available information, The Philadelphia Police Department has notified federal authorities and the individuals that were present at the event are on administrative leave pending review.

4. Chief Jami Resch:

   I want to acknowledge the community members who came down to peacefully assemble and exercise their freedom of speech rights, unfortunately, a group of people chose to engage in dangerous, illegal behavior. I appreciate the thoughtful, measured response by our officers and law enforcement partners.

5. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee:

   Freedom of speech is valuable to all Americans, but rioting and criminal activity is no way to exercise that right.

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