noun

personnel

personnel, staff, employees

All personnel must wear a security badge.

All personnel must wear a security badge.

Please contact personnel for more information.

Please contact personnel for more information.

((adjective)) personnel the people who work for a company We are looking for qualified personnel.

the personnel department the department that deals with employees You need to speak with the personnel department.

Synonyms: staff, employees, workforce, human resources

From French 'personnel', from Latin 'personalis' (personal). It originally referred to a person's private staff.

It sounds like 'personal', but remember it refers to all the 'persons' working in an organisation.

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