man power

noun

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.

First recorded in 1860–65

There was an increase each year of a million man-power through immigration.

When America entered the war it required, in order to perform its part, almost boundless quantities of equipment and man power.

Russia's man power is practically limited only by the ability to equip and munition.

It was a beneficent autocracy, a sample of one-man power, beautifully expressed.

Throughout the Pacific the problem of where to secure man-power is pressing.

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