| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Bureau of the Census
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bureau of the Census | The bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: Bureau of the Census
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bureau of the Census | Women | Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It conducts censuses of population and housing every 10 years and of agriculture, business, governments, manufactures, mineral industries, and transportation at 5-year intervals. The Census Bureau also conducts the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) in cooperation with BLS. Data from this survey are the source of unemployment statistics. (references) | |
| Bureau of the Census (BOC) | Business | Department of Commerce. The country's preeminent statistical collection and dissemination agency. It publishes a wide variety of statistical data about people, housing, and the economy of the nation. The Census Bureau conducts approximately 200 annual surveys and conducts the decennial census of the United States population and housing and the quinquennial economic census and census of governments. (references) | |
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