head count
noun
: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.
She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.
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Instead, the expert consensus showed how pollution and resource depletion are driven far more by extraction and overconsumption than by head count.
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Brian C. Keegan, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
If anything, per-pupil public education spending may increase, because states are often slow to reduce school budgets, even when head count falls.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
According to Landrie’s scorecard, the head count is now 25 cousins who play basketball, including a 2-year-old who has a portable hoop and shoots free throws all over including on countertops.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
What’s the outlook for your own head count?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Brian C. Keegan, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
If anything, per-pupil public education spending may increase, because states are often slow to reduce school budgets, even when head count falls.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
According to Landrie’s scorecard, the head count is now 25 cousins who play basketball, including a 2-year-old who has a portable hoop and shoots free throws all over including on countertops.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
What’s the outlook for your own head count?
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for head count
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“Head count.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/head%20count. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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