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workforce

noun

ˈwərk-ˌfȯrs How to pronounce workforce (audio)
Definition of workforcenext
as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work the office's entire workforce is devoted to a single project right now

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Recent Examples of workforce Suppliers can also make longer-term decisions around equipment, workforce and component production. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Those sources said that Cultural Counsel’s workforce now hovers around 18. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026 Manufacturers that identify valuable pilot projects, invest in workforce capabilities, measure results and gradually integrate successful AI applications into their operations will be better positioned to overcome these barriers. — Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 The federal workforce shrunk by roughly 216,000 workers in 2025, according to federal data. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
  1. staff
  2. manpower
  3. personnel
  4. pool
Noun
  • The awards staff and everyone connected to it is very matter-of-fact about the importance of children and things that are made for them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Clemishire’s lawsuit, which was filed in 2025, claimed that Morris and other church leaders defamed her in an internal statement to staff and mischaracterized the abuse.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • Chen said that the company’s robots will supplement human manpower, not replace it.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • North Korea’s willingness to sustain such losses reflects the reach of Russia’s global alliances and Moscow’s need for extra manpower.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Every team enters September with unanswered questions, from schematic transitions to new personnel in new places, and some are even existential.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The governor’s office said the state was securing its harbors, deploying emergency personnel to strategic locations and monitoring dams for any possible breaches or overflows.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of personnel
Noun
  • Ki picked the 145-pound featherweight class because of its relative depth, and Chou said getting 32 fighters into a bracket requires a deeper pool, perhaps 50 fighters, to have alternates.
    — Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the back, there’s a 38-foot-long heated saltwater pool and a cabana with a full kitchen.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of pool

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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