- power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.
- a unit of power, assumed to be equal to the rate at which a person can do mechanical work, and commonly taken as 1/10 (0.1) horsepower.
- rate of work in terms of this unit.
- manpower.
- power supplied by men
- a unit of power based on the rate at which a man can work; approximately 75 watts
- the number of people available or required to perform a particular function
