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Definition of Personnel
1. Noun. Group of people willing to obey orders. "A public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Guerilla Force, Guerrilla Force, Armed Service, Military Service, Service, Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine, Paramilitary, Paramilitary Force, Paramilitary Organisation, Paramilitary Organization, Paramilitary Unit, Constabulary, Law, Police, Police Force, Private Security Force, Security Force, Military Police, Mp, Hands, Manpower, Men, Work Force, Workforce, Patrol, Military Personnel, Soldiery, Troops, Rank, Rank And File, Staff, Line Personnel, Management Personnel
2. Noun. The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management.
Generic synonyms: Department, Section
Definition of Personnel
1. n. The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from matériel.
Definition of Personnel
1. Noun. employees; office staff ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Personnel
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Personnel
Literary usage of Personnel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Political Science Review (1920)
"SOME PHASES OF THE FEDERAL Personnel PROBLEM LEWIS MAYERS An observer who had
much to do with the departments at Washington once remarked that the whole ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Personnel.— In 1905 the personnel of the navy consisted of : 2. ... The entire
naval personnel in 1905 consisted of 1832 officers, 208 doctors, ..."
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