census clause

noun

variants or Census Clause
: a clause in Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requiring a count of the population in each state every ten years for the purpose of apportioning representatives : enumeration clause

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of census clause was in 1879

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Cite this Entry

“Census clause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/census%20clause. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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