censorate

Noun

historical

(historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.

Japanese Meaning

（歴史的用法）古代中国における、官僚の汚職や不正行為を防止するために設置された高位な監察機関

The censorate dispatched inspectors to remote provinces to root out corruption among local officials.

中央の高位監督機関は地方役人の汚職を一掃するため、辺境の州に監査官を派遣した。

Sense（1）

(historical) A high-level supervisory agency in ancient China, monitoring administrators to prevent corruption and malfeasance.

There is no check on the viceroys except, perhaps, the criticism of the censorates.

censorates

（ plural ）