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Census

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000901

An official count or survey of a population, typically conducted by a government, to gather demographic and other statistical data. In many countries, it is mandated by law and conducted periodically to determine representation in legislative bodies and allocate public resources. The United States Constitution requires a census every ten years.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000901
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000901",
  "term": "Census",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "An official count or survey of a population, typically conducted by a government, to gather demographic and other statistical data. In many countries, it is mandated by law and conducted periodically to determine representation in legislative bodies and allocate public resources. The United States Constitution requires a census every ten years.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/census/"
}

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