manpower
IPA: mˈænpaʊɝ
noun
- The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
- The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
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Examples of "manpower" in Sentences
- This is due to the use of unskilled manpower.
- The main problem for the British was manpower.
- It speaks to the obvious limitations of manpower.
- There is a growing need for the trained manpower.
- The second obstacle was the massive reduction in manpower.
- The Berliners themselves solved the other problem regarding manpower.
- Campus has well recruited manpower to cater the needs of the students.
- A cholera epidemic severely reduced the manpower of the American forces.
- The British lacked the manpower to assault the city and remained inactive.
- In Singapore, the work permit process is managed by the Ministry of Manpower.
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