PERSONNEL | Meaning In The Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of personnel in English personnelnoun [ U, + sing/pl verb ] uk /ˌpɜː.sənˈel/ us /ˌpɝː.sənˈel/ Add to word list Add to word list C1 the people who are employed in a company, organization, or one of the armed forces: The new director is likely to make major changes in personnel. military personnel C1 the department of a company or organization that deals with its employees when they first join, when they need training, or when they have any problems: Personnel will help you find somewhere to live. For more information about the job, please contact the personnel manager.

• Service personnel are subject to the Official Secrets Act.
• I initialled the documents and returned them to personnel.
• No admittance to unauthorized personnel.
• Enquiries about the post should be addressed in the first instance to the personnel manager.
• This is a restricted area, open to authorized personnel only.

Workers in general

• a man/woman of action idiom
• anti-labour
• beaver
• cheap labour
• contract worker
• cutter
• labour
• labour force
• labour market
• machinist
• manpower
• relay
• skeleton staff
• slogger
• staff
• staffing
• the shop floor
• workhorse
• working group
• working party

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Office practices (Definition of personnel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

personnel | American Dictionary

personnelplural noun us /ˌpɜr·səˈnel/ Add to word list Add to word list the people working in an organization or for a particular type of employer: Saturday was the most convenient day for students, parents, and school personnel. military personnel personnelnoun [ U ] us /ˌpɜr·səˈnel/ human resources (Definition of personnel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

personnel | Business English

personnelnoun   HR, MANAGEMENT uk /ˌpɜːsənˈel/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ plural ] the people who are employed by a company or organization: skilled/qualified/trained personnel Knowing how to handle difficult situations requires qualified personnel. The company may consider taking out insurance against the loss of key personnel.marketing/sales/technical personnel The sales personnel in a sales force evolves constantly. military/security personnel He has made personnel changes in the investment banking and bond areas. [ U ] the department of a company or organization that deals with employees when they join or leave, when they need training, when they have problems, etc.: Her personnel file showed excellent performance.the personnel department/division Few companies give their personnel department the same status as their finance department.the personnel chief/manager/office As personnel manager of a large company, I have regular meetings with our union. Compare human resource (Definition of personnel from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of personnel

personnel Safety training also enhances personnel's understanding of missions and functions of work processes, knowledge and proper use of the procedures. From the Cambridge English Corpus They will, therefore, risk a pregnancy rather than not follow what they had understood to be the physician's or health care personnel's directions. From the Cambridge English Corpus The organizations had taken steps to ensure that personnel involved in various aspects of their information security programs had the skills and knowledge they needed. From the Cambridge English Corpus As with the police, he sought to save money by cutting back on military personnel. From the Cambridge English Corpus The most obvious innovation was the increase in personnel. From the Cambridge English Corpus Political priorities also helped determine the allocation of the additional personnel. From the Cambridge English Corpus He includes references to submariners, personnel in polar regions, and space travellers. From the Cambridge English Corpus Assessment has traditionally been regarded as the responsibility of psychiatrists, but in recent years the role of non-medically qualified personnel has been examined. From the Cambridge English Corpus The relevant number of skilled personnel could then be trained, and effective procedures for referral and transfer of patients could be established. From the Cambridge English Corpus The understanding and support of personnel can not be assumed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Active military personnel are considered to be on duty 24 hours a day. From the Cambridge English Corpus Owing to limited personnel resources, the midday home visit could not be conducted for the first 37 families. From the Cambridge English Corpus Extension personnel and buying agents were also often present, and typically a field visit was made before the questionnaire was completed. From the Cambridge English Corpus Units have been set up, personnel trained, and transplants are being performed. From the Cambridge English Corpus When the ambulance didn't arrive in six minutes, emergency room personnel called 911. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of personnel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with personnel

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active personnelIn 1928, there were only 100,000 active personnel but 3,569 officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   additional personnelThis does not include staff costs, as the authority did not recruit additional personnel for the exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   administrative personnelThe government had a heavy workload ahead of it and needed highly trained administrative personnel who would be capable of managing the public sector efficiently. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with personnel What is the pronunciation of personnel?

Translations of personnel

in Chinese (Traditional) （公司、組織或軍隊的）全體人員，員工，職員, 人事部門, 人力資源部… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （公司、组织或军队的）全体人员，员工，职员, 人事部门, 人力资源部… See more in Spanish personal… See more in Portuguese pessoal… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian एखाद्या संस्थेतील किंवा सैन्यातील मनुष्यबळ, कंपनी अथवा संस्थेतील मानव संसाधन विभाग… See more （組織の）人員, 職員… See more çalışanların tümü, kadro, personel… See more (de) personnel… See more personal… See more personeel… See more (कंपनी, संगठन, या सैन्य बल में) कर्मचारी… See more કોઈ કંપની, સંસ્થા અથવા તો સશસ્ત્ર દળોમાં કામ, નોકરી કરતાં માણસો.… See more personale, personale-… See more personal… See more kakitangan, jabatan personel… See more das Personal, Personal-…… See more personale, personell… See more کسی کمپنی, تنظیم یا فوج میں کام کرنے والے لوگ, عملہ… See more персонал… See more персонал, штат, отдел кадров… See more సిబ్బంది, ఉద్యోగులు, సిబ్బంది విభాగం… See more أفراد, طاقِم العاملين… See more সেই সমস্ত মানুষ যারা একটি কোম্পানি, সংস্থা অথবা সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর কোনো একটিতে কর্মরত, কোনো সংস্থার কর্মিবৃন্দ… See more zaměstnanci, posádka, personální… See more staf… See more บุคลากร… See more nhân sự… See more personel, kadry, dział kadr… See more 직원… See more personale, del personale… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of personnel

• human resources
• anti-personnel
• personnel carrier
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