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man power
noun
1
: power available from or supplied by the physical effort of human beings
2
usually manpower
: the total supply of persons available and fitted for service
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Examples of man power in a Sentence
we're a little short on manpower today, so we'll need you to do some extra tasks
Recent Examples on the Web
As the war in Ukraine enters a third year—and while a crucial aid package stalls in the House—Russia has gained recent momentum from its capture of Avdiivka, while Ukrainian forces face intensifying shortages of man power and ammunition.
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The Editors, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
Their military manpower is depleted, and if the Wagner group disbands, that will build still more pressure to conscript.
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Gregory F. Treverton, Fortune, 5 July 2023
But anticipating trouble on the anniversary weekend, the Croatian police had laid on additional manpower.
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WIRED, 2 July 2023
Whether Ukraine has the equipment and manpower to make a major breakthrough against those fortified defenses will be pivotal in the direction of the war -- and its possible end, Ganyard said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Man power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man%20power. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Kids Definition
man power
noun1
: power available from or supplied by the physical effort of human beings
2
usually manpower
: the total supply of persons available and fitted for service
military manpower
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