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- [man-pou-er]
- /ˈmænˌpaʊ ər/
- /ˈmæn.paʊər/
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- [man-pou-er]
- /ˈmænˌpaʊ ər/
Definitions of manpower word
- noun manpower power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country. 1
- noun manpower The number of people working or available for work or service. 1
- noun manpower workforce 1
- noun manpower number of workers 1
- uncountable noun manpower Workers are sometimes referred to as manpower when they are being considered as a part of the process of producing goods or providing services. 0
- noun manpower power supplied by men 0
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Origin of manpower
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; man1 + power
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Parts of speech for Manpower
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
manpower popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
manpower usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for manpower
noun manpower
- labor force — work force.
- work force — the total number of workers in a specific undertaking: a holiday for the company's work force.
- laborers — Plural form of laborer.
- labourers — Plural form of labourer.
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