all the people who are available to do a particular job or to work in a particular place. Some people avoid this word because they consider it offensive to women, and they use staff or personnel instead
The goal was to increasemilitary manpower.
Synonyms and related words
Workers considered as a group
staff
profession
people
manpower
noun uncountable
US /ˈmænˌpaʊr/
DEFINITIONS1
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all the people who are available to do a particular job or to work in a particular place. Some people avoid this word because they consider it offensive to women, and they use staff or personnel instead