Definitions for personnel
ˌpɜr səˈnɛlper·son·nel

Princeton's WordNet(3.40 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. force, personnelnoun

   group of people willing to obey orders

   "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"

2. personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff officenoun

   the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. personnelnoun

   employees; office staff

2. Etymology: From personnel.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Personnelnoun

   the body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel

2. Etymology: [F. See Personal.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Personnel

   As in any other field of human activity, specialized personnel constitute a key commanding resource to generate outcome.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. personnel

   Those individuals required in either a military or civilian capacity to accomplish the assigned mission.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. personnel

   A word adopted from the French, and expressive of all the officers and men, civil and military, composing an army or a naval force.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. personnel

   (Fr.). All the officers and men, military and civil, composing an army, or any part of one, as opposed to matériel.

Matched Categories

1. • Department
   • Organization

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'personnel' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3017

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'personnel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4067

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'personnel' in Nouns Frequency: #1305

How to pronounce personnel?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say personnel in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of personnel in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of personnel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of personnel in a Sentence

1. Claudia Sheinbaum:

   Firefighters, public safety personnel are working. Various hospitals are serving. We will give more information shortly.

2. Tim Morrison:

   The security situation remains tenuous and it is the position of the US government, there is no disagreement, that the security of our staff, the safety of our staff, the security of our personnel is our highest priority, we are looking at every option available to us to provide assistance, technical expertise to the region, but the security situation is a significant impediment.

3. Colonel Toumba Mohamed:

   The resistance was fierce. The enemy even had armored personnel carriers, it's good to grind down the enemy.

4. Jonathan Conricus:

   We do not know yet the (Iranian) casualty count, but I can say that in terms of our purpose, we focused less on personnel and more on capabilities and hardware ... to inflict long-term damage on the Iranian military establishment in Syria. We assess it will take substantial time to replenish.

5. John Maher:

   Of all the requests before you, this case stands out because the evidence shows that Clint is not guilty – he is innocent. clint’s case is deserving of Presidential attention, especially because, with respect Sir, you ran on a platform of reversing the policies of the previous Administration, his letter said. Here, in short order, you can right a significant wrong… and simultaneously send a message to all of our military and law enforcement personnel that you and your Administration have our backs.

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