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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. EXPANDThe use of personnel with a preceding number is largely restricted to business and government communications: Six personnel were transferred.
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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. EXPANDThe use of personnel with a preceding number is largely restricted to business and government communications: Six personnel were transferred.
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Personnel
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| personnel (ˌpɜːsəˈnɛl) | |
| —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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