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    Man·pow·er
    /ˈmanˌpou(ə)r/

    noun

    • 1. the number of people working or available for work or service: "the police had only limited manpower"
  2. 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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  4. 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)

  5. 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.

  6. Manpower definition: power in terms of people available or required for work or military service. See examples of MANPOWER used in a sentence.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. the people needed or available to do a job: a manpower shortage. (Definition of manpower from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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