census

ˈsɛnsəs

censussed

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Definition of census - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

population countofficial count of people, sometimes including property or other details

The government conducts a census every ten years.

enumeration

headcount

Verb

tr.

demographicsconduct an official population count or survey

The government plans to census the entire country next year.

count

enumerate

survey

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census data

information collected during an official count of people, homes, or businesses

Planners used recent census data to forecast future school enrollments.

census taker

person who collects census data

The census taker visited every house in the neighborhood to gather information..

census area

area used by government to count people for statistics

The census area was updated before the population count.

census tract

small geographic area defined for collecting and reporting census data

Researchers mapped poverty levels by census tract across the metropolitan region.

census family

small group in one home defined by official population count rules

The report showed that the average census family size had decreased slightly.

census suffrage

voting system where votes are weighted by census rank

In the 19th century, some countries used census suffrage.

Origin of census

Latin, census (assessment)

Terms with census included in their meaning

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Kirk

geography

census-designated place in Yuma County Colorado

Lewis

Colorado

census-designated place in Montezuma County, Colorado

Rex

North Carolina place

census-designated place in North Carolina, USA

Alamo

California place

census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California

Alamo

geography

census-designated place in Lincoln County, Nevada

Bloomington

California place

census-designated place in California, part of San Bernardino County

Delhi

place

census-designated place in California

Gainesville

Virginia place

census-designated place in Virginia, named after Thomas Brawner Gaines

Examples of census in a sentence

Farmers worried the census would overlook seasonal workers.
They will census the urban areas first.
The agency aims to census all households.

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French:recensement, dénombrer, ...
German:Volkszählung, zählen, ...
Italian:censimento, censire, ...
Spanish:censo, censar, ...
Portuguese:censo, recensear, ...
Chinese:人口普查, 进行人口统计, ...
Japanese:国勢調査, 調査する, ...
Arabic:تِعْداد سُكّانِي, أَجْرَى تِعْدادًا, ...
Hebrew:מִפְקַד אוּכְלוּסִין, לַעֲרוֹךְ מִפְקַד אוֹכְלוּסִין, ...
Russian:перепись населения, проводить перепись, ...
Ukrainian:перепис населення, переписувати, ...
Hindi:जनगणना, जनगणना करना, ...
Bengali:জনগণনা, জনগণনা করা, ...
Catalan:cens, censar, ...
Czech:sčítání lidu, provést sčítání, ...
Danish:folketælling, gennemføre en folketælling, ...
Dutch:volkstelling, censen, ...
Greek:απογραφή, διεξάγω απογραφή, ...
Hungarian:népszámlálás, népszámlálást tartani, ...
Khmer:ជំរឿន, ធ្វើជំរឿន, ...
Korean:인구 조사, 인구 조사하다, ...
Persian:سرشماری, سرشماری کرد, ...
Polish:spis ludności, przeprowadzić spis, ...
Portuguese (BR):censo, realizar o censo, ...
Romanian:recensământ, a efectua un recensământ, ...
Swedish:folkräkning, folkräkna, ...
Thai:สำมะโนประชากร, สำรวจประชากร, ...
Turkish:nüfus sayımı, saymak, ...
Vietnamese:điều tra dân số, tiến hành điều tra dân số, ...

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