work′ force`

or work′force`,

1. the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.

2. the total number of persons employed or employable, as in a country. Also called labor force.

[1940–45]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

work force - the force of workers available

manpower, men, workforce, hands

personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"

full complement, complement - number needed to make up a whole force; "a full complement of workers"

shift - a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time

work party, crew, gang - an organized group of workmen

Translations

actif

work force

n → forza f lavoro inv

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According to him, the Council was founded because of the lack of quality work force offered to employers.

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A misleading statistic