Thesaurus results for PERSONNEL

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 The breach, first discovered in late September, was carried out by the cyber group ShinyHunters and targeted the FBI's job website, obtaining thousands of personnel records of its employees, according to the bureau. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Researchers aboard three Chinese polar expedition vessels connected with personnel at the country’s Qinling Station in Antarctica. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026 Pakistan has trained Saudi military personnel since 1967, and a declassified CIA assessment from 1985 estimated that 13,000 to 14,000 Pakistanis were serving in the Saudi army. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 8 Oct. 2026 In 2026, the play caller and personnel are dramatically different — and so are the results. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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So far, over 200 students, 85 school staff, and 700 police officers have been injured in clashes across the country.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
This represents just under a third of overall staff numbers, which now stands at 24 across offices in Brighton and Glasgow, according to Ricochet’s website.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of staff

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They can be deployed or furled in minutes with the push of a button, eliminating conventional rigging from the deck and allowing the yacht to sail with far less manpower.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
The parks department and local law enforcement don’t have the manpower to consistently monitor peoples’ speeds with radar guns, staff said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of manpower

Noun

The contract covers engineering, technical assistance, technology integration, supply-chain development, workforce training and digital transformation initiatives.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The coffee shop is going to be the training ground for the organization’s new Latte Life Academy, which will be part of the nonprofit’s workforce training efforts.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

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