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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Noun

The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful—don't expect any pretense here, just genuine (and enjoyable) engagement.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Brice is nice If Misiorowski is the ace of Milwaukee’s pitching staff, the offense runs through former Corona Santiago High star Brice Turang, who is one of just three major leaguers to score at least 102 runs and drive in 100 in the regular season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of staff

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The capital, Sanaa, is under Houthi control, along with 70-80% of Yemen’s population and the military manpower that provides.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
With only three hundred and fifty thousand citizens, Qatar lacked the manpower to establish physical dominance in the region.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of manpower

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That means reassessing Lauder’s processes, workforce and asset allocations, and making the tough decisions about right-sizing its workforce.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Among the initiative's goals is to expand the Coast Guard's military workforce by at least 15,000 members by the end of fiscal year 2028 to support an expanding fleet and growing mission demands.

— Michael Sinkewicz , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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