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work force or work·force (wûrkfôrs, -frs)
n.
1. The workers employed in a specific project or activity.
2. All the people working or available to work, as in a nation, company, industry, or on a project.

workforce [ˈwɜːkˌfɔːs]
n
1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the total number of workers employed by a company on a specific job, project, etc.
2. (Economics) the total number of people who could be employed the country's workforce is growing rapidly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.workforce - the force of workers availableworkforce - the force of workers available      
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

workforce
noun employees, staff, personnel, human resources, manpower, labour force a country where half the workforce is unemployed
Translations
workforce [ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs] n
(in country, region)population f active
(in company)effectifs mpl
work-in [ˈwɜːrkɪn] n (British)occupation sans arrêt de la production)f d'usine >

workforce قوة العاملة pracovní síla arbejdsstyrke Arbeitskräfte εργατικό δυναμικό fuerza laboral, plantilla työvoima main d’œuvre radna snaga forza lavoro 作業要員 노동력 beroepsbevolking arbeidskraft siła robocza força de trabalho рабочая сила arbetskraft จำนวนคนทำงาน işgücü lực lượng lao động 劳动力


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