bench strength
American-
Sports. the quality and number of players available to substitute during a game.
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Business. the competence and number of employees ready to fill vacant leadership and other positions.
building an organization's bench strength through management training.
Example Sentences
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The group has a good bench strength of internal candidates who could throw their hats in the ring.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“We just don’t have that bench strength with the condors.”
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
"We've obviously got significant bench strength here," Tesla CEO Musk said as he sat flanked by 16 executives.
From Reuters ● Mar. 2, 2023
“Deciding to leave was difficult, but made possible by my belief in the incredible bench strength of the Platform team and the company as a whole.”
From The Verge ● Jan. 7, 2022
“It’s atypical not to. And that’s inspiring. We have such deep bench strength because employees are nurtured from Day One.”
From Washington Post
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