FULL COMPLEMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Number needed to make up a whole force

Example:

a full complement of workers

Synonyms:

complement; full complement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("full complement" is a kind of...):

hands; manpower; men; work force; workforce (the force of workers available)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "full complement"):

company; ship's company (crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship)