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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Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Illia Novikov, Lolita C. Baldor and staff writers of The Associated Press and by Anton Troianovski and Constant Méheut of The New York Times.
    Compiled byDemocrat-Gazette stafffrom wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With nine shows a week, ranging from Broadway-style musicals to chamber music and even opera, there’s a show for every member of the family performed by talented staff, many of whom have gone on to perform on Broadway and in famed operas near and far.
    Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But today’s workforce is inspired by Harry Potter—a generation that sees courage in loyalty, collaboration, and standing together.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Reports of spending tracked the minuscule to the monumental, from $11.74 to buy postage in Yavapai County, Arizona, to more than $51 million to increase the addiction treatment workforce in California.
    Aneri Pattani, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Vikings have improved their personnel by adding Blake Cashman, Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel while playing a more complex system that is difficult for opposing offensive coordinators and quarterbacks to decipher.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This decision involved experienced motorsport personnel, including Cyril Abiteboul, a former F1 team boss now spearheading Genesis Magma Racing.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • But health insurers are typically doing the bidding of the employer who hires them or the government that pays them to administer a pool of money, which are premiums paid by consumers, taxpayers, workers or employers.
    Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Although facial recognition software has come a long way in the past two decades, Duffey said, the image is likely not clear enough to get a reasonably small pool of matches.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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