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personnel.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɝ.səˈnɛl/US/pɝsˈnɛl/US/pɜː.səˈnɛl/UK/pɜːsˈnɛl/UK
  1. Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A member of an organization such as an army.

    countable · nonstandard
  3. A human resources department.

    uncountable
    I've just had a letter from personnel.
Where this word comes from

Unadapted borrowing from French personnel. Doublet of personal.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.