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

Synonyms

• force
• help
• labor force
• personnel
• pool
• staff
• workforce

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

Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Running a complex private debt deal takes a lot of man power, but the delta of hours between a $50M process and a $500M process actually isn’t that wide. —Don Muir, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

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. —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. —Gregory F. Treverton, Fortune, 5 July 2023

But anticipating trouble on the anniversary weekend, the Croatian police had laid on additional manpower. —WIRED, 2 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

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

military manpower