CENSUSING

Verb

censusing

present participle of census

"Conner and associates (1983) conducted one of the few studies comparing different censusing methods for bobcats."

Source: Wiktionary


CENSUS

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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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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