Synonyms for manpower
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : man-pou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmænˌpaʊ ər |
Définition of manpower
Origin :- 1855, from man (n.) + power (n.). Proposed in 1824 as a specific unit of measure of power.
- noun laborers
- There were bolts and rings for the lines when the gun had to be moved by manpower in the field.
- Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy
- Communities started to compete for resources (manpower included).
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- Manpower was what finally broke Invader, improbable as it seems.
- Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker
- They take the orders, designate raw materials, equipment, manpower.
- Extract from : « The Success Machine » by Henry Slesar
- This in the end is still a question of manpower and raw resources.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
- In recent years, we have learned a lot about American manpower.
- Extract from : « The Armed Forces Officer » by U. S. Department of Defense
- Manpower is thus seen to be a direct function of leadership.
- Extract from : « Manpower » by Lincoln Clarke Andrews
- I'm sure we can get the machinery and the manpower from the governor.
- Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- It has also been blamed on a failure of manpower planning and on the relaxation of central controls over enterprise funds.
- Extract from : « Area Handbook for Albania » by Eugene K. Keefe
- We had just about all the manpower of the crime scene search section working.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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