# personnel

Pronunciation: say "pur-suh-NEL" US /pɝ.səˈnɛl/, UK /pɜː.səˈnɛl/

## Noun

1. The people who make up an organization, including employees, office staff, and members of the military.
   - Simple: The people who work for a company, group, or military unit.
   - _The factory's personnel include engineers, technicians, and cleaning staff._
   - _Military personnel were stationed along the border for several months._
2. The department of an organization responsible for hiring, staff records, and relations with employees.
   - Simple: The part of a company that hires workers and deals with their pay and problems.
   - _Complaints about workplace safety should be reported to personnel._
   - _Personnel scheduled interviews for the open positions next week._
3. A single member of an organization such as a military force or a company's staff. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: One person who belongs to a group such as an army or company.
   - _A police personnel posted at the bus station was praised for returning a lost wallet to its owner._
   - _An army personnel was injured when the patrol came under fire near the border._

## Origin

An unadapted borrowing from French personnel, taken over without change. It is a doublet of personal.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/personnel (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).