personnel
Use Personnel in a sentence
səˈnɛl 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.
Origin:
1825–35; < French, noun use of personnel (adj.) personal < Late Latin persōnāle, neuter of persōnālis; replacing personal (noun), Anglicized form of French personnel; compare German Personal, variant of Personale, Italian personale. See matériel
1825–35; < French, noun use of personnel (adj.) personal < Late Latin persōnāle, neuter of persōnālis; replacing personal (noun), Anglicized form of French personnel; compare German Personal, variant of Personale, Italian 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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| —n | |
| 1. | Compare materiel the people employed in an organization or for a service or undertaking |
| 2. | a. Also called: human resources the office or department that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees |
| b. (as modifier): a personnel officer | |
| [C19: from French, ultimately from Late Latin persōnālis personal (adj); see | |
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Word Origin & History
personnel
1837, from Fr. personnel (a contrastive term to materiél), noun use of personnel (adj.) "personal," from O.Fr. personel (see personal).
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Example sentences
Using cranes or derricks to hoist personnel poses a significant risk to employees being lifted.
New research suggests flexible workplaces promote personnel well-being and more healthful behavior from employees.
Experts at navigating the financial-aid maze, for-profits have capitalized on the fact that ex-military personnel are exceptions.
But disarray among top personnel is almost always a sign of a larger incoherence.
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