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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBelegschaft
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Belegschaft
"Die gesamte Belegschaft wurde über die neuen Richtlinien informiert."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The people engaged in or available for work, either in a country or area or to a particular company or industry.
"The company needs to expand its workforce to meet the growing demand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a compound of 'work' (from Old English 'weorc') and 'force' (from Latin 'fortis', meaning strong), originally used in military contexts before expanding to general industry and labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "workforce" is said worldwide
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main-d'œuvre
Transliteration: main-d'oeuvre
"L'entreprise cherche à accroître sa main-d'œuvre."
Belegschaft
Transliteration: Belegschaft
"Die gesamte Belegschaft wurde über die neuen Richtlinien informiert."
forza lavoro
Transliteration: forza lavoro
"Il paese vanta una forza lavoro altamente qualificata."
fuerza laboral
Transliteration: fuerza laboral
"La empresa está integrando nuevas tecnologías en su fuerza laboral."
mão de obra
Transliteration: mao de obra
"A indústria precisa de mais mão de obra qualificada."
कार्यबल
Transliteration: karyabal
"कंपनी का कार्यबल पिछले साल में दस प्रतिशत बढ़ गया है।"
劳动力
Transliteration: láodònglì
"这家工厂拥有庞大的劳动力。"
노동력
Transliteration: nodongryeok
"우리 회사는 우수한 노동력을 확보하기 위해 노력하고 있습니다."
労働力
Transliteration: rōdōryoku
"企業は多様な労働力を求めています。"
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