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- DictionaryMan·pow·er/ˈmanˌpou(ə)r/
noun
- 1. the number of people working or available for work or service: "the police had only limited manpower"
The meaning of MAN POWER is power available from or supplied by the physical effort of human beings. How to use man power in a sentence.
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Meaning of manpower in English. manpower. noun [ U ] uk/ˈmæn.paʊər/us/ˈmæn.paʊ.ɚ/ Add to word listAdd to word list. the supply of people who are able to work: The industry has suffered from a lack of manpower. manpower shortages. Synonym. resource. Compare. human resources. workforcenoun. See also. powernoun(STRENGTH)
the supply of people who are able to work or who are needed to do a particular job: trained/skilled manpower New initiatives will focus on improving the quality of trained manpower. The manpower shortage has officers working 12-hour shifts.
Manpower definition: power in terms of people available or required for work or military service. See examples of MANPOWER used in a sentence.
Manpower is the total number of people who can work to get something done. How quickly you clean your house after a big party will depend on how much manpower you've got.
1. power supplied by people. 2. a unit of power based on the rate at which a person can work; approximately 75 watts. 3. the number of people available or required to perform a particular function. the manpower of a battalion. USAGE Gender-neutral form: personnel, staff. Collins English Dictionary.
the people needed or available to do a job: a manpower shortage. (Definition of manpower from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)