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personnel

  • noun
  • /pɝ.səˈnɛl/

Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

Other meanings

  1. A member of an organization such as an army.

  2. A human resources department.

    “I've just had a letter from personnel.”

Synonyms

  • force

Related words

  • antipersonnel
  • nonpersonnel
  • anti-personnel
  • armored personnel carrier
  • armoured personnel carrier
  • military personnel
  • personnel basket
  • personnel carrier
  • personnel transfer basket

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “personnel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.