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 Police were called to an Overland Park apartment for a non-breathing child, and shortly after law enforcement arrived, medical personnel pronounced the girl dead, according to court documents. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 Davis argued that Slotkin described targeting junior personnel and young professionals to discourage them from serving, rather than solely to pursue justice for alleged misconduct. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026 Batie-Smoose seeks reinstatement or a comparable job, compensation and correction of adverse personnel records. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 United Airlines said four flight attendants were seen by medical personnel after the plane landed safely. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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Why staff a Tier-1 customer support desk when an agent can resolve the same tickets at a quarter of the cost.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The demonstrations first erupted last month in a high school in Creteil, southeast of Paris, over a lack of staff.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of staff

Noun

This could reduce the time and manpower required to search large areas manually, particularly as Chinese military aircraft and vessels operate more frequently around Taiwan.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
If Memphis isn't one of them, the city will have to try to maintain its momentum on public safety without extra manpower.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of manpower

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Already, those results are shaping the award’s upcoming nomination round, which will include climate adaptation and workforce transition among its priorities.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Variety reported, backed by EA’s own statement and BioWare’s goodbye on socials, that EA is laying off 3% of its global workforce and closing down BioWare.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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