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personnel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɜːsˈnɛl/ (UK)
  • /pɝsˈnɛl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /pɵːsˈnɛl/ (New-Zealand)
  • /pɝ.səˈnɛl/ (US)
  • /pɵː.sɘˈnɛl/ (New-Zealand)
  • /pɜː.səˈnɛl/ (UK)
  • /-el/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French personnel. Doublet of personal.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
    • In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation. 2010 August 4, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD; Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, “The Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture: A Reappraisal of the Argument”, in JAMA, volume 304, number 5, American Medical Association, →DOI, pages 569–570:
    • People like to see such friendly relationship existing between the respective personnels of their Army, Navy and Marine Corps. 1924, U.S. Army Recruiting News, page 10:
    • Newspapers in "capitalist" ownership, universities presided over by "reactionary" governing bodies, broadcasting systems owned by conservative governments have all been known to influence public opinion in the direction of socialism, because this was the conviction of the personnel. 1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 421:
  2. (countable, nonstandard, qualifier:plural personnel) A member of an organization such as an army.
    • An army personnel has been killed in action in a gunfight after security forces intercepted terrorists making an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said today. 2025 April 12, “Soldier Killed In Action As Army Stops Infiltration Attempt Along Line Of Control”, in India News, NDTV:
    • An army personnel was seen to torture an injured protester. 2025 July 17, “Army, police shoot dead 4 protesters in Bangladesh”, in Daily Finland:
  3. (uncountable) A human resources department.
    • I've just had a letter from personnel.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
personnels Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

unlicensed assistive personnel · personnel transfer basket · military personnel · anti-personnel · personnel carrier · armored personnel carrier · nonpersonnel · armoured personnel carrier · personnel basket · antipersonnel · personnel file

Translations (55)

id personil (members of an organization) · ms kakitangan (members of an organization) · fi henkilöstö (members of an organization) · pt pessoal (members of an organization) · sl osebje (members of an organization) · nl medewerkers (members of an organization) · he סֶגֶל (members of an organization) · ru штат (members of an organization) · cmn 員工 /员工 (members of an organization) · be асабо́вы склад (members of an organization) · uk персона́л (members of an organization) · ka შტატი (members of an organization) · cmn 人員 /人员 (members of an organization) · fi henkilökunta (members of an organization) · az şəxsi heyət (members of an organization) · yue 員工 /员工 (members of an organization) · nl personeel (members of an organization) · da personale (members of an organization) · ko 직원 (members of an organization) · bg персона́л (members of an organization) · tr kadro (members of an organization) · hu személyzet (members of an organization) · lzh-lit 員 (members of an organization) · de Personal (members of an organization) · be пэрсана́л (members of an organization) · fr personnel (members of an organization) · it personale (members of an organization) · be асабо́вы саста́ў (members of an organization) · io personaro (members of an organization) · id personel (members of an organization) · es personal (members of an organization) · ro personal (members of an organization) · pl personel (members of an organization) · bg ли́чен съста́в (members of an organization) · es plantel (members of an organization) · ja 人員 (members of an organization) · da mandskab (members of an organization) · pl kadra (members of an organization) · mg olona (members of an organization) · ja 職員 (members of an organization) · da personel (members of an organization) · yue 人員 /人员 (members of an organization) · ko 인원 (members of an organization) · nb personell (members of an organization) · ru ли́чный соста́в (members of an organization) · ru персона́л (members of an organization) · cy personél (members of an organization) · vo pösodef (members of an organization) · ka კადრები (members of an organization) · sv personal (members of an organization) · tr personel (members of an organization) · tr çalışanlar (members of an organization) · uk особо́вий склад (members of an organization) · be персана́л (members of an organization) · ka პერსონალი (members of an organization)