engineering and technical personnelexecutive personnelexperienced personnelfield service personnelfixed-term personnelhigh-level personnelinternational personneljunior personnelkey personnelleading personnelliaison personnellocal personnellocally recruited personnelmanagerial personnelmilitary personneloffice and management personnelofficer personneloperating personneloperational, executive and administrative personnelOPEXproject personnelqualified personnelregular personnelresearch and educational personnelscientific and technical personnelsecurity personnelsenior personnelservice personnelskilled personnelsupport personneltechnical assistance personneltrade personneltrained personnelbriefing of personnelchanges in personneldeployment of personneleducation of personnelin charge of personnelmigration of trained personneloutflow of qualifiedprofessional personnelplacement of personnel
n. a body of employees, persons involved in a public undertaking, armed forces, etc. Phrases and idioms personnel carrier an armoured vehicle for transporting troops etc. personnel department etc. the part of an organization concerned with the appointment, training, and welfare of employees. Etymology: F, orig. adj. = personal ...
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noun Etymology: French, from German Personale, Personal, from Medieval Latin personale, from Late Latin, neuter of personalis personal Date: 1837 1. a. a body of persons usually employed (as in a factory, office, or organization) b. ~ plural persons 2. a division of an organization concerned with ~ ...
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The personnel of an organization are the people who work for it. Since 1954 Japan has never dispatched military personnel abroad... There has been very little renewal of personnel in higher education... = staff N-PLURAL: oft N n 2. Personnel is the department in a large company or organization that deals with employees, keeps their records, and helps with any problems they might have. (BUSINESS) Her first job was in personnel. = human resources N-UNCOUNT ...
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~ n 1 the people who work in a company or organization, or in the army, navy etc (medical personnel | All personnel are to receive security badges.) 2 the department in an organization that appoints people to jobs and deals with their complaints, problems etc; human resources (Fay finally decided to take her grievance to Personnel.) ...