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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 Fey also said the company plans to scale its workforce from 1,000 to 1,500 employees by the middle of next year. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 This inevitably creates inequities across student access, workforce preparation, cybersecurity and institutional effectiveness. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Publicly available payroll records also show a workforce that keeps starting over. — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 That should make protecting Florida’s pediatric physician workforce a priority. — Nicolette Natale, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workforce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workforce
  1. staff
  2. manpower
  3. personnel
  4. pool
Noun
  • Information for this article was contributed by Glenn Gamboa and staff writers of The Associated Press.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • All flaggers are now required to reach their jobsites by hitching a ride on a nearby subway instead of walking through the tunnels, according to a service bulletin sent Monday to all subway staff and obtained by the Daily News.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of staff
Noun
  • With only three hundred and fifty thousand citizens, Qatar lacked the manpower to establish physical dominance in the region.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But with just over 1,000 deployed, the mission has lacked the manpower and equipment to conduct major operations.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of manpower
Noun
  • Overnight fighting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Only authorized law enforcement personnel can access the system.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of personnel
Noun
  • In the aforementioned game room, there are a variety of board games, cards, dice, and even a pool table to complement the chess set in the lobby.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In response to the ban, major TV networks, including Fox News, suspended the White House press pool.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of pool

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“Workforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workforce. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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