federal census
federal census 〈美〉联邦人口普查；联邦人口统计 指各州或地区或者特定州或者州的分区在美国人口统计局〔Census Bureau of the United States〕的指导和监督下进行的人口普查。联邦人口普查每10年进行一次。该项普查经州或分区批准和审核后可作为该州或分区的人口普查。(→census; Census Bureau)
federal census
federal census
A census of a state or territory, or a portion of either, taken by the Census Bureau of the United States. • The Constitution (art. I, § 2) requires only a simple count of persons for purposes of apportioning con-gressional representation among the states. Under Congress’s direction, however, the census has evolved to include a