plural censuses
: the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city, or town and collecting information about them
According to the latest census, the racial makeup of the town has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.
—often used before another nouncensus figures/data
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“Census.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/census. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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