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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 Rather than relying on artillery to suppress Ukrainian positions before an assault, Russian drone teams can search for and strike individual positions, vehicles, and personnel in the region. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Less than a minute of game time later, however, he was surrounded by medical personnel. — Pj Green august 30, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 The country’s disaster risk reduction agency said today hat nearly 20,000 security personnel had been mobilized for rescue efforts, and so far 8,730 people had been rescued. — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Rescue workers and military personnel have been working around the clock since Wednesday’s disaster, which killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for personnel

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Every single practice, right after the position meetings, Coach Reid and his staff come back.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
The smell of freshly ground espresso and incense fills the air, and staff speak to patients in hushed, discreet tones, almost as if discussing state secrets.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of staff

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Ground robotic vehicles have so far been used on the Ukrainian battlefield primarily to ferry supplies to infantry and carry out evacuations, because of Ukraine’s need to preserve manpower amid the growing prevalence of drones.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
North Korea’s willingness to sustain such losses reflects the reach of Russia’s global alliances and Moscow’s need for extra manpower.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of manpower

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The company employs approximately 3,500 people in Indianapolis, including a skilled UAW workforce, while supporting thousands of additional jobs through its Indiana supply chain.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
CareerSource Florida, a statewide workforce policy board, wants to change that.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

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