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personnel
[ pur-suh-nel ]
noun
- a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
- (used with a plural verb) persons:
All personnel are being given the day off.
personnel
/ ˌpɜːsəˈnɛl /
noun
- the people employed in an organization or for a service or undertaking Compare materiel
- Also calledhuman resources the office or department that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees
- ( as modifier )
a personnel officer
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Origin of personnel1
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Example Sentences
Not actual CIA agents, but U.S. government personnel who have worked very closely with the CIA, and who are fans of the show.
To the Republic of Korea and United States military personnel stationed in the JSA, it is known as Propaganda Village.
Neither individual would go on the record due to the sensitivity of discussing personnel matters.
Add to that the per diems paid for the 105 military commission personnel who attend the proceedings, which cost more than $16,000.
He consistently met the requirements of his job, according to personnel records.
The state and local group in Virginia is nearly equally divided between school and non-school personnel.
However, when civilian government and military personnel are combined, government employment surpasses manufacturing employment.
The number of military personnel in the state is slightly more than twice the number of federal civilian employees.
During the war both the printing and publishing businesses suffered from shortage of personnel, of metal, and of paper.
As to personnel, I ask for young and energetic commanders, Byng and Rawlinson, and am turned down.
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