Definition of personnel Personnel

/pɚˌsʌnɛˈl/ - [persunel] - per•son•nel

We found 10 definitions of personnel from 7 different sources.

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Noun

personnel - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
  force
  organisation, organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
  guerilla force, guerrilla force an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
  armed service, military service, service land tenure by service in the lord's army
  armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
  paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
  constabulary, police, police force, law the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
  private security force, security force a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
  military police, mp a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
  manpower, men, work force, workforce, hands the force of workers available
  patrol the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
  soldiery, troops, military personnel soldiers collectively
  rank and file, rank the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
  staff a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
  line personnel personnel having direct job performance responsibilities
personnel - the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management
  personnel department, personnel office, staff office
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • personnel (n.)
    The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • personnel
    The employees or workers of a business or organisation.
  • personnel
    The whole of the worforce.
  • personnel
    All the workers employed by a specific organisation or nation, or on a specific project.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • 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 DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

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

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