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Bureau of the Census

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. the division of the Department of Commerce that gathers, tabulates, and correlates census statistics.


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Bureau of the Census reported that nearly 700,000 Americans diedin 1908.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2016

The Bureau of the Census gave him an eminently unfixed quiz with a slim, two-week, $13-a-day prize, and Teddy flunked on the first round.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bureau of the Census reported that March employment, helped by spring weather, showed an increase all around.

From Time Magazine Archive

According to the Bureau of the Census, 99.9% of enterprises that are born and buried each year are small firms.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bureau of the Census believes that the most significant fact regarding the Sunday schools reported by Negro churches is the exceptionally large proportion of organizations reporting them.

From The History of the Negro Church by Woodson, Carter Godwin

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