head count

noun

: an act of counting the number of people at a place, event, etc.

She did a head count to make sure all the students were on the bus.

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Musk is playing a major role in efforts by President Donald Trump to slash federal government spending and employee head count. —

Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025 The executive added that the hiring for the digital side of the business, adding about 100 positions, will eventually offset the head count losses for the TV operation. —

Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Initially led by both Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE's goal is to trim federal spending and significantly reduce government head count. —

Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Analysts had expected Comcast to report a head count of some 37.6 million Peacock customers. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for head count