CENSUS

census, nose count, nosecount

(noun) a periodic count of the population

census

(verb) conduct a census; “They censused the deer in the forest”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

census (countable and uncountable, plural censuses or censusses or census)

An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.

Count, tally.

Verb

census (third-person singular simple present censusses or censuses, present participle censussing or censusing, simple past and past participle censussed or censused)

To collect a census.

Source: Wiktionary

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Cen"sus, n. Etym: [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]

1. (Bot. Antiq.)

Definition: A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.

2. An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.

Note: A general census of the United States was first taken in 1790, and one has been taken at the end of every ten years since.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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