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personnel
noun
-
personnel
the
people
who
work
for
an
organization
,
especially
its
employees
as
a
whole
•
The
company
hired
extra
personnel
to
handle
the
holiday
rush
.
The
company
hired
extra
personnel
to
handle
the
holiday
rush
.
•
All
medical
personnel
were
on
standby
during
the
emergency
.
All
medical
personnel
were
on
standby
during
the
emergency
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
19th
century
from
French
personnel
(“
staff
,
employees
”),
from
personne
(“
person
”).
noun
-
personnel
the
department
in
an
organization
that
recruits
,
trains
,
and
helps
employees
(
now
often
called
Human
Resources
)
•
If
you
have
questions
about
your
vacation
days
,
talk
to
personnel
on
the
third
floor
.
If
you
have
questions
about
your
vacation
days
,
talk
to
personnel
on
the
third
floor
.
•
She
transferred
from
marketing
to
personnel
last
year
.
She
transferred
from
marketing
to
personnel
last
year
.
Developed
from
the
earlier
sense
of
‘
people
employed
by
an
organization
’,
and
by
the
mid-20th
century
came
to
refer
to
the
office
that
manages
those
people
.
