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.
Other meanings
The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.
A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
Synonyms
- nose count
Related words
- anticensus
- intercensus
- microcensus
- noncensus
- postcensus
- precensus
- recensus
- census area
- census-designated place
- census tract
Word history
From Latin "cēnsus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “census” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.