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per⋅son⋅nel
[pur-suh-nel] 
–noun
| 1. | a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb ) persons: All personnel are being given the day off. |
| 3. | personnel department. |
Origin:
1825–35; < F, n. use of personnel (adj.) personal < LL persōnāle, neut. of persōnālis; r. personal (n.), Anglicized form of F personnel; cf. G Personal, var. of Personale, It personale. See matériel
1825–35; < F, n. use of personnel (adj.) personal < LL persōnāle, neut. of persōnālis; r. personal (n.), Anglicized form of F personnel; cf. G Personal, var. of Personale, It personale. See matériel
Usage note:
2. Some usage guides object to the use of personnel as a plural. However, this use is well established and standard in all varieties of speech and writing. The use of personnel with a preceding number is largely restricted to business and government communications: Six personnel were transferred.
2. Some usage guides object to the use of personnel as a plural. However, this use is well established and standard in all varieties of speech and writing. The use of personnel with a preceding number is largely restricted to business and government communications: Six personnel were transferred.
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| per·son·nel (pûr'sə-něl') n.
[French, from Old French, personal, from Latin persōnālis; see personality.] |
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Personnel
Per`son`nel"\, n. [F. See Personal.] The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from mat['e]riel.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : personnel
Spanish:
personal,
German:
das Personal, Personal-…,
Japanese:
職員
personnel
1837, from Fr. personnel (a contrastive term to materiél), noun use of personnel (adj.) "personal," from O.Fr. personel (see personal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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