Thesaurus results for MANPOWER

manpower

noun

Definition of manpower

as in staff

a body of persons at work or available for work we're a little short on manpower today, so we'll need you to do some extra tasks

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Recent Examples of manpower This could reduce the time and manpower required to search large areas manually, particularly as Chinese military aircraft and vessels operate more frequently around Taiwan. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 If Memphis isn't one of them, the city will have to try to maintain its momentum on public safety without extra manpower. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 However, the city does not have the manpower to maintain those fences in front of the businesses, Faulk said. — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026 Current and former officials say that has left the division shorthanded—depleted of talent, expertise and basic manpower. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 They can be deployed or furled in minutes with the push of a button, eliminating conventional rigging from the deck and allowing the yacht to sail with far less manpower. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The parks department and local law enforcement don’t have the manpower to consistently monitor peoples’ speeds with radar guns, staff said. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026 The Republican Party did not plan to devote so much money and manpower to Texas this midterm season. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The capital, Sanaa, is under Houthi control, along with 70-80% of Yemen’s population and the military manpower that provides. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

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Why staff a Tier-1 customer support desk when an agent can resolve the same tickets at a quarter of the cost.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The demonstrations first erupted last month in a high school in Creteil, southeast of Paris, over a lack of staff.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of staff

Noun

Already, those results are shaping the award’s upcoming nomination round, which will include climate adaptation and workforce transition among its priorities.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Variety reported, backed by EA’s own statement and BioWare’s goodbye on socials, that EA is laying off 3% of its global workforce and closing down BioWare.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of workforce

Noun

Around 200 firefighters and emergency personnel ⁠in the area around Berchtesgaden in the southern region of Bavaria were battling the flames after the building, known as the Kehlsteinhaus, caught fire on Friday, police said.

— Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
After the State Department intervened, a limited number of personnel will take part in a pregame ceremony, officials said.

— Tara Copp, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of personnel

Noun

Locals can buy memberships to hang at the pool (but not so many that hotel guests can’t get a chaise lounge), so the pool has a definite country-club vibe.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Bull Shoals was six feet from the conservation pool level, but Beaver, Table Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greer's Ferry are all lakes that generate hydro-power, which will be reduced because of the low water conditions.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026

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