census vs manifest

census

noun
  • An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals. 

  • Count, tally. 

verb
  • To collect a census. 

  • To conduct a census on. 

manifest

noun
  • A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship. 

  • A file containing metadata describing other files. 

adj
  • Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived. 

  • Detected; convicted. 

  • Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden. 

verb
  • To will something to exist. 

  • To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit. 

  • To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse. 

  • To become manifest; to be revealed. 

How often have the words census and manifest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )