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census

[ sen-suhs ]

noun

, plural cen·sus·es.
  1. an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex or gender, occupation, etc.
  2. (in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.


verb (used with object)

  1. to take a census of (a country, city, etc.):

    The entire nation is censused every 10 years.

census

/ ˈsɛnsəs /

noun

  1. an official periodic count of a population including such information as sex, age, occupation, etc
  2. any offical count

    a traffic census

  3. (in ancient Rome) a registration of the population and a property evaluation for purposes of taxation


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcensual, adjective

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Other Words From

  • cen·su·al [sen, -shoo-, uh, l], adjective
  • pre·census noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of census1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin: “a listing and property assessment of citizens,” equivalent to cēns(ēre) “to assess, register (citizens) in a census” + -tus suffix of verb action; for -s- in place of -st- censor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of census1

C17: from Latin, from cēnsēre to assess

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Example Sentences

Indeed, a majority of Democratic voters will be minority voters shortly after the next census is taken.

Every 10 years, after the Census, legislators get together and draw district lines in collusion.

Byrne invented a deceased husband named William K. Richard and hid herself from census takers.

Just 0.5 percent of Ferguson is of Asian descent, according to 2010 U.S. Census data.

For the first time in our history, according to the Census Bureau, blacks are now voting at a higher rate than whites.

The remaining figures, being taken from census returns and other reliable authorities, are more satisfactory.

The earliest census report which gives any information in regard to its population is that of 1810 when the population was 1,508.

Of the heathen population, no census has ever been taken; but it probably exceeds 300,000.

The 1960 census confirmed such declines from the previous growth of cities in nearly all parts of the nation.

Census enumerations since 1890 indicate that total employment in Virginia has expanded continuously.

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