noun

census

census

The government conducts a census every ten years.

The government conducts a census every ten years.

The census data is used for planning.

The census data is used for planning.

((a/the)) census an official count of a population The government conducts a census every ten years.

Synonyms: survey, poll, count, tally

From Latin 'census' meaning 'assessment', from 'censere' meaning 'to assess'.

Think of 'sensing' the population to count them all.

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