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census Definition


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census
noun censuses
    1. An official count of a population, carried out at periodic intervals, which covers information such as sex, age, job, etc.
    2. Any official count, eg of vehicles using a particular road, customers using a particular shop, etc.
Etymology: 17c: Latin, from censere to estimate or assess.



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