manpower

English

Etymology

man +‎ power

Pronunciation

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Noun

manpower (uncountable)

The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
- 1944 July and August, “Notes and News: Crystal Palace Line Closed”, in Railway Magazine, page 248:
  The closure is stated officially to be solely due to the manpower position.
- 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.

Derived terms

manpowered

Translations

workforce — see labour force

power exerted by a single person

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: ihmisvoima, miesvoima
Galician: man de obra (gl)
Irish: ^{(please verify)} fearchumhacht f
Italian: manodopera (it) f, forza lavoro (it) f

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French: ^{(please verify)} main-d’œuvre (fr)

References

“manpower”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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