census taker

collocation in English

meaningsofcensusandtaker

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census
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsen.səs/us
/ˈsen.səs/
a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information ...
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taker
noun
uk
/ˈteɪ.kər/us
/ˈteɪ.kɚ/
someone who accepts or wants what someone ...
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(Definition ofcensusandtakerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcensus taker

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Thecensustakerdoes some calculation and claims not to have enough information.
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At that time, such data was provided by thecensustaker, often based on appearance, class, area of residence, etc.
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Self-identification dates from the census of 1960; prior to that the race of the respondent was determined by opinion of thecensustaker.
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His duties also included the water meter reader andcensustaker.
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Not every adult's occupation was recorded, but where thecensustakerkept a record, he described most individuals as crofters, agricultural labourers, or farm servants.
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There he worked at construction, as a gardener, and as acensustaker.
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Sparks eventually picked up some sporadic work as a cab driver, bank teller, andcensustakerto narrowly avoid becoming homeless.
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Thecensustakerdeparts, satisfied.
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The family lived a relatively simple life, and as she once told a disbelievingcensustaker, instead of owning a television they entertained themselves with their five thousand plus books.
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The hybrid defies statisticians and census takers, but heatstroke and love are universal predicaments.
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The census takers, as unwelcome and alien as they may have been in the villages they visited, represented an authority with which the population was accustomed to communicating.
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On no account will census takers use taped off thoroughfares or pass warning signs.
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In 1881, the governing legislation was amended to require census takers to take an oath of secrecy.
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The census required about a month to complete and employed approximately 5 million census takers.
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Census takers were also instructed to count each individual in only one of the occupational columns.
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Census takers were asked to use double lines, red ink or some other method of distinguishing these columns so that double counting would not occur.
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