マンパワーmanpawaa

1. nounmanpower; labor force; workers
   マンパワーは世界せかいで一番いちばん大おおきな人材派遣じんざいはけん会社かいしゃです。↗

   "Manpower" is the world's largest temp agency.

• Synonym労働力ろうどうりょくNeutralNeutral. Labor force in an economic sense, as in 「労働力人口」. Takes a macro view of workers as a resource for production.
• Synonym人手ひとでNeutralNeutral. Everyday word for working hands, common in speech, as in 「人手不足」. Focuses on people available on the spot, where マンパワー sounds businesslike.
• Related人員じんいんNeutralNeutral. Headcount of personnel, as in 「人員削減」. Focuses on staffing numbers within an organization and does not stress people's ability to work.

Use 「マンパワー」 for manpower in business contexts. In everyday speech about being short of workers, say 「人手不足」; in economics or statistics, 「労働力」 is the usual term.

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1. 仕事しごとをする人ひとの力ちから、または働はたらく人ひと全体ぜんたいのこと。