national census

collocation in English

meaningsofnationalandcensus

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national
adjective
uk
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/us
/ˈnæʃ.ən.əl/
relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to ...
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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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(Definition ofnationalandcensusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnational census

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The last previousnationalcensusof the population in the 3 arrondissements, carried out in 1987, gave a total rural village population of 76 781.
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These records constitute part of the officialnationalcensus.
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He claims, on the basis ofnationalcensusdata, that both types of inter-racial mating are equally frequent.
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The book under review is an analysis, both quantitative and selectively qualitative, of immigration and language data derived from the 1991nationalcensus.
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The data are drawn from thenationalcensus, economic reports, national examinations, international studies and small-scale studies.
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These figures are based on the officialnationalcensus. 11.
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These data are presented alongside others from the 1992nationalcensus, and projections for 1998 based on an estimated 3.1 per cent annual increase since 1981.
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This includes support for electoral preparations and the conducting of anationalcensus.
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At the time of the working group report the most recent information available was from anationalcensusin 1978.
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The machinery would be simple—simpler than anationalcensus, which is to be carried out in any event.
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There had been nonationalcensussince the previous general election.
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I am waiting for the results of thenationalcensuswhich was carried out yesterday before deciding on my next step.
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Thenationalcensuswould not be suitable for this purpose.
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Proposals for the holding of anationalcensusof distribution have been considered.
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A re-survey of the ethnic origin of armed forces personnel is currently being undertaken using the categories contained in thenationalcensusof 2001.
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There is great difficulty in getting statistical evidence short of actually having anationalcensus.
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I can give the same assurance about confidential treatment of returns at the comingnationalcensus.
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