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personnel

noun

ˌpər-sə-ˈnel

Definition of personnel

as in staff

a body of persons at work or available for work we finally have enough personnel to start that big project

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Recent Examples of personnel In others, there are clear personnel issues that are flashing warning signs about what the future may hold. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Even after the Soviets sent sixty-five more personnel, including the original designers of the weapon, the project stalled because the instructions couldn’t be adapted to the local facilities. — Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026 The Los Angeles Unified School District did not share why James was fired, calling it a confidential personnel matter. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 The investigation was paid for through CMS’s general fund, specifically the school board’s budget for legal personnel and expenses, according to the report. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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Information for this article was contributed by Glenn Gamboa and staff writers of The Associated Press.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
All flaggers are now required to reach their jobsites by hitching a ride on a nearby subway instead of walking through the tunnels, according to a service bulletin sent Monday to all subway staff and obtained by the Daily News.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of staff

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With only three hundred and fifty thousand citizens, Qatar lacked the manpower to establish physical dominance in the region.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
But with just over 1,000 deployed, the mission has lacked the manpower and equipment to conduct major operations.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of manpower

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In preparing for this coming workforce, community colleges can train and meet growing demand for licensed, trained, and credentialed workers all along the city’s working waterfront.

— Julie Raskin, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
Bank of America broadens hiring initiatives The apprenticeship initiative builds on Bank of America’s broader hiring and workforce commitments, according to the company.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

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