manpower

noun

1. 1

   The total number of all available workers; the workforce.

   Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel

   phased increases in manpower

   The closure is stated officially to be solely due to the manpower position.

   Since manpower represents so high a proportion of railway costs, attention by management to the study of work procedures with a view to better utilisation of—"and indeed greater rewards for"—the manpower employed was of special importance, said Mr. Blee.

2. 2

   The power exerted by a single person.

   canals dug entirely by manpower