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 His positions with the 49ers included vice president and general manager, director of player personnel, director of football operations, vice president of football administration, administrative vice president and assistant to the president. — Terence Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Continuing on the trial theme, the offense repped 12- and 11-personnel during the media viewing period. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026 Upon arrival, officers learned from medical personnel that Dyer had died of his injuries at the scene, police said. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026 Deputies rendered medical aid until Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District personnel arrived and took Smith to a hospital. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
That’s just one piece of the puzzle for the Braves’ pitching staff.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of staff

Noun

In the meantime, Bonta said roads are being cleared by city staff from the Street Department, Sanitation Department, Parks Department, Utilities Department, and a coalition of companies and unions that have volunteered with equipment and manpower.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Dellinger said the county has sand and bags to give out, but not the manpower.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of manpower

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Rapid immigration, alongside the entry of women and people of color into new sectors of the workforce in the early 1900s, arguably caused as much alarm as those same groups do today.

— Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026
By combining robotic homebuilding, workforce training, and integrated infrastructure, the project is testing more than a faster way to erect walls.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

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