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FULL COMPLEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
