cen‧sus /ˈsensəs/
noun (
plural censuses)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: censere 'to make a judgment about, tax']
1. an official process of counting a country’s population and finding out about the people
2. an official process of counting something for government planning:
a traffic census [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲