American Dictionary
Definition census in American English
census
noun
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[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈsensəs/
1
an occasion on which government officials count the people who live in a country and record other information about them
Example
statistics from the 2000 census
Example
census returns
Synonyms and related words
1.1
an occasion when a particular group of people or things is officially counted
Synonyms and related words
