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manpower vs personnel

personnel vs manpower

manpower and personnel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
manpower Yes No No No
personnel Yes No No No
As nouns, personnel is a hypernym of manpower; that is, personnel is a word with a broader meaning than manpower:
  • manpower: the force of workers available
  • personnel: group of people willing to obey orders
Other hypernyms of manpower include force.
manpower (noun) personnel (noun)
the force of workers available group of people willing to obey orders
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
Difference between manpower and personnel

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