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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•sus /ˈsɛnsəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -sus•es. - Governmentan official count of the population of a country, state, etc., with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.:The United States has a census every ten years.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•sus (sen′səs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sus•es, v. n. - Governmentan official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- Antiquity(in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
v.t. - Governmentto take a census of (a country, city, etc.):The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
- Latin: a listing and property assessment of citizens, equivalent. to cēns(ēre) to assess, register (citizens) in a census + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; for -s- in place of -st- see censor
- 1605–15;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: census /ˈsɛnsəs/ n ( pl -suses)- 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from cēnsēre to assess |