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manpower

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As a noun, manpower means the total number of all available workers.

Meanings of manpower

2 meanings

noun

  1. The total number of all available workers; the workforce.

  2. The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)

    “Canals dug entirely by manpower.”

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noun: the force of workers available

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