census

cen·sus  (snss)

n.

1. An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information.

2. In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.

tr.v. cen·sused, cen·sus·ing, cen·sus·ed

To include in a census; conduct a census of: "Every plant one centimeter in diameter or larger is censused every five years" John P. Wiley, Jr.

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[Latin cnsus, registration of citizens, from cnsre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.]

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census

Noun

pl -suses an official periodic count of a population including such information as sex, age, and occupation [Latin censere to assess]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	census - a periodic count of the population nose count, nosecount counting, enumeration, numeration, count, reckoning, tally - the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"
Verb	1.	census - conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest" count, numerate, enumerate, number - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"

Translations

census [ˈsɛnsəs] n → censo

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census [ˈsɛnsəs] n → recensement m

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census [ˈsɛnsəs] n → Volkszählung f

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census [ˈsɛnsəs] n → censimento