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cen⋅sus

  [sen-suhs] noun, plural -sus⋅es, verb
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–noun
1. an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
2. (in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
–verb (used with object)
3. to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
Origin:
1605–15; < L: a listing and property assessment of citizens, equiv. to cēns(ēre) to assess, register (citizens) in a census + -tus suffix of v. action; for -s- in place of -st- see censor

Related forms:
cen⋅su⋅al  [sen-shoo-uhl] , adjective
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Word Origin & History

census 
1613, from L. census, originally pp. of censere "to assess" (see censor).
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Main Entry: cen·sus
Function: noun
: a usually complete count of a population (as of a state); especially : a periodic governmental count of a population that usually includes social and economic information (as occupations, ages, and incomes) —see also Article I and Amendment XVI of the CONSTITUTION in the back matter
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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