Census

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsəs/

Definitions of census

noun an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals

Example Sentences

A1 The census is a count of all the people in a country.

A2 The government uses census data to make decisions about public services.

B1 Citizens are required by law to participate in the census.

B2 Census results help determine political representation in government.

C1 The census is conducted every ten years to track population changes.

C2 Researchers analyze census data to study demographic trends.

Examples of census in a Sentence

formal The government conducts a census every ten years to gather demographic data.

informal Did you fill out the census form that came in the mail?

slang I heard the census takers are going door to door in our neighborhood.

figurative In a way, reading a person's social media profile is like taking a digital census of their life.

Grammatical Forms of census

• past tense: censused
• plural: censuses
• comparative: more census
• superlative: most census
• present tense: census
• future tense: will census
• perfect tense: have censused
• continuous tense: is censusing
• singular: census
• positive degree: census
• infinitive: to census
• gerund: censusing
• participle: censused

Origin and Evolution of census

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'census' originated from the Latin word 'censere' which means to assess or estimate.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in ancient Rome to refer to a registration of citizens and their property for taxation purposes, the meaning of 'census' has evolved to encompass a comprehensive survey or count of a population, typically including demographic information.