manpower

manpower

English

Etymology

man +‎ power

Pronunciation

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Noun

manpower (uncountable)

1. The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
2. The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)

Translations

workforce — see labour force

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

power exerted by a single person

Finnish: ihmisvoima, miesvoima Galician: man de obra (gl) Irish: (please verify) fearchumhacht f

Italian: manodopera (it) f, forza lavoro (it) f