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census
(encz) | census,cenzus n: Zdeněk Brož |
census
(encz) | census,sčítání lidu Jiří Šmoldas |
Census
(gcide) | Census \Cen"sus\, n. [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]
1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of
their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; --
usually made once in five years.
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2. An official registration of the number of the people, the
value of their estates, and other general statistics of a
country.
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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.
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census
(wn) | census
n 1: a periodic count of the population [syn: census, {nose
count}, nosecount]
v 1: conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest" |
CENSUS
(bouvier) | CENSUS. An enumeration of the inhabitants of a country.
2. For the purpose of keeping the representation of the several states
in congress equal, the constitution provides, that "representatives and
direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states, which may be
included in this Union, according to their respective numbers; which shall
be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-
fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of the congress of the United States,
and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such a manner as they
shall by law direct." Art. 1, s. 2; vide 1 Story, L. U. S., 73, 722, 751; 2
Id. 1134, 1139, 1169, 1194; 3 Id. 1776; 4 Sharsw. continuation, 2179.
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census taker
(encz) | census taker, n: |
censuses
(encz) | censuses,pl. od census Jiří Šmoldas |
descensus
(encz) | descensus, n: |
descensus uteri
(encz) | descensus uteri, n: |
pl. od census
(czen) | pl. od census,censuses Jiří Šmoldas |
Census
(gcide) | Census \Cen"sus\, n. [L. census, fr. censere. See Censor.]
1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of
their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; --
usually made once in five years.
[1913 Webster]
2. An official registration of the number of the people, the
value of their estates, and other general statistics of a
country.
[1913 Webster]
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.
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bureau of the census
(wn) | Bureau of the Census
n 1: the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for
taking the census; provides demographic information and
analyses about the population of the United States [syn:
Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau] |
census bureau
(wn) | Census Bureau
n 1: the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for
taking the census; provides demographic information and
analyses about the population of the United States [syn:
Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau] |
census taker
(wn) | census taker
n 1: someone who collects census data by visiting individual
homes [syn: census taker, enumerator] |
descensus
(wn) | descensus
n 1: the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the
uterus) [syn: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus] |
descensus uteri
(wn) | descensus uteri
n 1: prolapse of the uterus [syn: metroptosis, {descensus
uteri}] |
CENSUS
(bouvier) | CENSUS. An enumeration of the inhabitants of a country.
2. For the purpose of keeping the representation of the several states
in congress equal, the constitution provides, that "representatives and
direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states, which may be
included in this Union, according to their respective numbers; which shall
be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-
fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within
three years after the first meeting of the congress of the United States,
and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such a manner as they
shall by law direct." Art. 1, s. 2; vide 1 Story, L. U. S., 73, 722, 751; 2
Id. 1134, 1139, 1169, 1194; 3 Id. 1776; 4 Sharsw. continuation, 2179.
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