manpower

man·pow·er  (mnpour)

n.

1. The power of human physical strength.

2. Power in terms of the workers available to a particular group or required for a particular task. See Usage Note at man.

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manpower [ˈmænˌpaʊə]

n

1. power supplied by men

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of power based on the rate at which a man can work; approximately 75 watts

3. available or suitable power the manpower of a battalion

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See: manpower requirements; manpower resources.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

manpower - the force of workers available       men, work force, 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

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manpower

noun personnel, people, staff, workers, employees, men and women, workforce, human resources There is a shortage of skilled manpower in the industry.

Translations

manpower [ˈmænpaʊəʳ]

A. N → mano f de obra (Mil) → soldados mpl

B. CPD manpower planning N → planificación f de recursos humanos or mano de obra

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manpower [ˈmænpaʊə^r] n → main-d'œuvre f

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manpower

n → Leistungspotenzial nt → or -potential nt; (Mil) → Stärke f; we haven’t got the manpower → wir haben dazu nicht genügend Personal or Arbeitskräfte pl; Manpower Services Commission (Brit) Behörde für Arbeitsbeschaffung, Arbeitsvermittlung und Berufsausbildung

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manpower [ˈmænˌpaʊəʳ] n (gen) (Industry) → manodopera (Mil) → effettivi mpl

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manpower [ˈmænˌpaʊəʳ] n (gen) (Industry) → manodopera (Mil) → effettivi mpl

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manpower → قوة بشرية pracovní síla arbejdskraft Leistungspotential εργατικό δυναμικό personal ihmistyövoima main d’œuvre radna snaga forza lavoro 労働力 인력 mankracht arbeidskraft siła robocza mão-de-obra рабочая сила arbetskraft กำลังคน insan gücü nhân lực 人力