census

census
census cen‧sus [ˈsensəs] noun censuses PLURALFORM [countable]
1. an occasion when the population of a country is officially counted and details about the people are recorded:

• the 2001 Census of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. an occasion when something is officially counted for government planning:

• a traffic census

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census UK US /ˈsensəs/ noun [C]
► an occasion when people or things are officially counted, especially when the people in a country or particular area are counted and general information about them is recorded. The report listing this information is also called a census: national/state/government census »

According to the state census, 89.6% of eligible Hispanics voters were registered.

 carry out/conduct/perform a census »

A national census is carried out every ten years.

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Data on the number of commuters was collected in a traffic census.

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The census of 1901 is now available to be searched online.


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