census unit

collocation in English

meaningsofcensusandunit

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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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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofcensusandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcensus unit

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In some cases, there can be more than onecensusunitfor a single address.
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Hansard archive
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Thecensusunit, which is the basic unit reporting information, is normally a complete individual address such as a shop, office or factory.
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Hansard archive
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Thecensusunit—which is the basic unit for which information is reported—is normally a complete individual address such as a shop, office or factory.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Also in some cases there can be more than onecensusunitfor a single address.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In some cases there can be more than onecensusunitfor a single address.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thecensusunit, which is the basic unit reporting information, is normally a complete individual, address such as a shop, office or factory.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thecensusunitfigures show a mean average that closely corresponds with the integrated administration and control system, and therefore with the accurate data.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Thecensusunit, which is the basic unit for which information is reported, is normally a complete individual address such as a shop, office or factory.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Statistically it is insufficient to make up acensusunit.
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Wikipedia
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The information can only be supplied in terms of census units (units for which separate information is obtained in the census of employment).
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The census units are either complete addresses or, less often, parts of addresses.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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