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War Manpower Commission

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noun

U.S. Government.

  1. the board (1942–45) that regulated the most efficient use of labor during World War II. WMC

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During the war, the War Manpower Commission sent prisoners to non-war production factories, canneries and farms throughout Indiana.

From Washington Times • Mar. 5, 2017

War Manpower Commission retorted that manufacturers had made no requests for manpower, crossly added that they probably would not get it if they did.

From Time Magazine Archive

By last week the swelling migration had become a prime problem for the War Manpower Commission.

From Time Magazine Archive

The War Manpower Commission estimates Akron needs only 1,400 more tire workers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Melvin Butler leaned on the US Civil Service Commission and the War Manpower Commission as hard as he could so that the laboratory might get top priority on the limited pool of qualified applicants.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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