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cen⋅sus
[sen-suh
s] 
noun, plural -sus⋅es, verb | 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. |
| 3. | to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years. |
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
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[sen-shoo-uhl] , adjective Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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| cen·sus (sěn'səs) n.
To include in a census; conduct a census of: "Every plant one centimeter in diameter or larger is censused every five years" (John P. Wiley, Jr.) [Latin cēnsus, registration of citizens, from cēnsēre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Census
Cen"sus\, n. [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years. 2. An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country. Note: A general census of the United States was first taken in 1790, and one has been taken at the end of every ten years since.Cite This Source
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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
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Census
There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. (1.) In the fourth month after the Exodus, when the people were encamped at Sinai. The number of men from twenty years old and upward was then 603,550 (Ex. 38:26). (2.) Another census was made just before the entrance into Canaan, when the number was found to be 601,730, showing thus a small decrease (Num. 26:51). (3.) The next census was in the time of David, when the number, exclusive of the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, was found to be 1,300,000 (2 Sam. 24:9; 1 Chr. 21:5). (4.) Solomon made a census of the foreigners in the land, and found 153,600 able-bodied workmen (2 Chr. 2:17, 18). (5.) After the return from Exile the whole congregation of Israel was numbered, and found to amount to 42,360 (Ezra 2:64). A census was made by the Roman government in the time of our Lord (Luke 2:1). (See TAXING.)
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