French word

recensement

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəsɑ̃səmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncensus

Example

Le recensement commence aujourd'hui.

The census begins today.

Illustration for recensement (census)

More examples

Nous devons répondre au recensement avant la date limite.

We must respond to the census before the deadline.

Core concept

A scheduled official count that records who lives in an area for public decisions.

Common phrases

  • participer au recensement

    participate in the census

  • répondre au recensement

    respond to the census

  • résultats du recensement

    census results

Similar words

sondage: A survey that gathers opinions or preferences through brief questions.
enquête: A detailed inquiry that collects information to establish facts or circumstances.
donnée: Information obtained through observation or research, including facts and figures.
statistique: Organized data presented as numbers or percentages to reveal trends.

Definition in French

Procédure administrative qui consiste à établir un compte précis des habitants d'une zone pour des fins statistiques et de planification.

Word origin

The French noun recensement was formed from recenser, a verb inherited from Latin recensere for examining or counting.

Usage tips

  • Administrative French commonly uses recensement with de, as in le recensement de la population.

Opposites

Related words

  • recenserconduct a censusverb
  • recenseurcensus takernoun

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