census
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex or gender, occupation, etc.
(in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
Origin of census
1Other words from census
- cen·su·al [sen-shoo-uhl], /ˈsɛn ʃu əl/, adjective
- pre·cen·sus, noun
Words that may be confused with census
- census , consensus
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British Dictionary definitions for census
/ (ˈsɛnsəs) /
an official periodic count of a population including such information as sex, age, occupation, etc
any offical count: a traffic census
(in ancient Rome) a registration of the population and a property evaluation for purposes of taxation
Origin of census
1Derived forms of census
- censual, adjective
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