decennial
adjective
de·cen·ni·al
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Definition of decennial
1
: consisting of or lasting for 10 years
2
: occurring or being done every 10 years
the decennial census
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Other Words from decennial
decennial
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decennially
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Examples of decennial in a Sentence
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The decennial count is the basis for drawing congressional and legislative districts for a decade and determining where more than $800 billion gets distributed annually. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Advocates push Census Bureau to prepare for security breaches, disinformation ahead of 2020 count," 30 Aug. 2019 Inquiries about citizenship were standard from 1820 through 1950, when the topic was dropped from the decennial questionnaire. — Tina Nguyen, The Hive, "How Trump Could Turn the 2020 Census Into a Political Weapon," 27 Mar. 2018 Alabama’s proposal would overturn a system that has remained largely intact since the decennial count began in 1790. — Washington Post, "The census citizenship question failed. But Alabama is seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants in apportioning congressional seats.," 15 Aug. 2019 Alabama’s proposal would overturn a system that has remained largely intact since the decennial count began in 1790. — Tara Bahrampour, BostonGlobe.com, "Alabama is seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants in apportioning congressional seats," 15 Aug. 2019 Potter calls the citizenship question unnecessary in the decennial count because such questions appear in the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "Citizenship question is already being asked by the Census Bureau’s ongoing American Community Survey," 6 July 2019 In the run-up to the 2020 census, the government has embraced technology as never before, hoping to halt the ballooning cost of the decennial head count. — Chris Hamby, New York Times, "Hacking, Glitches, Disinformation: Why Experts Are Worried About the 2020 Census," 3 July 2019 The administration’s decision appeared to end a yearlong battle over the country’s all-important decennial head count. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Trump administration drops effort to add citizenship question to 2020 Census," 2 July 2019 The Census Bureau, after its most recent decennial count in 2010, reported that 2.9 percent of people in the United States, about 9 million, identified as multiracial. — Michael K. Mcintyre, cleveland.com, "Karson Baldwin champions Multiracial Heritage Week to celebrate everybody exactly as they are," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'decennial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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