census

A census is an official population count, often including a collection of related information. (noun)

The information collected by the US Census Bureau in 2010 is an example of a census.
The evaluation of property for tax purposes in ancient Rome is an example of a census.

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noun

in ancient Rome, the act of counting the people and evaluating their property for taxation
an official, usually periodic, count of population and recording of economic status, age, sex, etc.

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(sĕnˈsəs)

noun

An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information.
In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.

transitive verb 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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