manpower
English
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Noun
manpower (uncountable)
- The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
- 1959 May, “Talking of Trains: L.M. passenger plan coming”, in Trains Illustrated, page 233:
- Since manpower represents so high a proportion of railway costs, attention by management to the study of work procedures with a view to better utilisation of—"and indeed greater rewards for"—the manpower employed was of special importance, said Mr. Blee.
- The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
- Canals dug entirely by manpower.
Translations
workforce — see labour force
power exerted by a single person
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References
- “manpower”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.