: a unit of the work done by one person in a year composed of a standard number of working days
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Unconstitutional federal totalitarianism results in 54 million man-years each year of tax slavery, exponentiating $40 trillion in national debt, and behemoth corrupt federal socialism.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
If a work year consists of 300 days, that would mean almost 18,000 man-years, which, spread over 20 years, implies a workforce of about 900 men.
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IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2020
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
5 May 2026
If a work year consists of 300 days, that would mean almost 18,000 man-years, which, spread over 20 years, implies a workforce of about 900 men.
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IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2020
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“Man-year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-year. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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