census 音標拼音: [s'ɛnsəs]
n . 人口統計,人口普查,統計數字
人口統計,人口普查,統計數字
census n 1 :
a periodic count of the population [
synonym : {
census }, {
nose count }, {
nosecount }]
v 1 :
conduct a census ; "
They censused the deer in the forest "
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "
census ":
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up ,
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code ,
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comparison ,
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concurrence ,
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rehearsal ,
repertory ,
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rodeo ,
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roster ,
rota ,
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whole Census There are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken . (
1 .)
In the fourth month after the Exodus ,
when the people were encamped at Sinai .
The number of men from twenty years old and upward was then 603 ,
550 (
Ex .
38 :
26 ). (
2 .)
Another census was made just before the entrance into Canaan ,
when the number was found to be 601 ,
730 ,
showing thus a small decrease (
Num .
26 :
51 ). (
3 .)
The next census was in the time of David ,
when the number ,
exclusive of the tribes of Levi and Benjamin ,
was found to be 1 ,
300 ,
000 (
2 Sam .
24 :
9 ;
1 Chr .
21 :
5 ). (
4 .)
Solomon made a census of the foreigners in the land ,
and found 153 ,
600 able -
bodied workmen (
2 Chr .
2 :
17 ,
18 ). (
5 .)
After the return from Exile the whole congregation of Israel was numbered ,
and found to amount to 42 ,
360 (
Ezra 2 :
64 ).
A census was made by the Roman government in the time of our Lord (
Luke 2 :
1 ). (
See {
TAXING }.)
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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