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 Australian instead highlighted England's bench strength.
From Barron's
Whether it is fitness, lack of tactical finesse or a shortage of bench strength, the fade is real.
From BBC
Gill has been in top form and his absence will be felt but India has enough bench strength to fill in for him.
From BBC
“We just don’t have that bench strength with the condors.”
From Scientific American
Bench strength is weak on both sides.
From Salon
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