PERSONNEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does personnel mean? 

• PERSONNEL (noun)
  The noun PERSONNEL has 2 senses:

1. group of people willing to obey orders

2. the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management

  Familiarity information: PERSONNEL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSONNEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Group of people willing to obey orders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

force; personnel

Context example:

a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens

Hypernyms ("personnel" is a kind of...):

organisation; organization (a group of people who work together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "personnel"):

guerilla force; guerrilla force (an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups)

armed service; military service; service (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

paramilitary; paramilitary force; paramilitary organisation; paramilitary organization; paramilitary unit (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))

constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)

private security force; security force (a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry)

military police; MP (a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners)

hands; manpower; men; work force; workforce (the force of workers available)

patrol (a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security)

military personnel; soldiery; troops (soldiers collectively)

rank; rank and file (the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army))

staff (personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task)

line personnel (personnel having direct job performance responsibilities)

management personnel (personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

personnel; personnel department; personnel office; staff office

Hypernyms ("personnel" is a kind of...):

department; section (a specialized division of a large organization)

 Context examples 

In addition, thanks to the characteristics of such devices, the analysis can be performed by whoever needs to monitor the clinical parameter in question—be they specialist personnel or the users themselves.

(Scientists design devices to calculate the concentration of potassium in water, of creatinine in urine, or glucose in blood using smartphone technology, University of Granada)

Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field.

(Allied Health Sciences, NCI Thesaurus)

Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients, etc.

(Caregiver, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The laboratory director establishes policies and procedures that govern the utilization of community laboratory services, and ensures that the laboratory and support personnel receive the appropriate training associated with the work involved.

(Laboratory Director, NCI Thesaurus)

The Office of Administrative Management plans and directs the day-to-day administrative functions of (the institute) through the following sections: administrative management; financial management; grants and contracts management; and personnel management.

(Office of Administrative Management, NCI Thesaurus)

A person who is responsible for directing personnel involved with the coordination and completion of forms that contain a list of information regarding procedure or content validation.

(Checklist Supervisor, NCI Thesaurus)

Lindsay sees a future where malaria-sniffing dogs greet travelers at ports of entry, helping medical personnel sniff out infected travelers.

(The Dog's Nose Knows Malaria, Kevin Enochs/VOA)

You seem to be dealing with medical personnel this month much more than usual, either for yourself or to accompany a family member who is getting treatment.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Medication is dispensed and consumed under the direct supervision of personnel at a clinical site.

(Directly Observed Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Three white men, then, two half-breeds, one negro, and three Indians made up the personnel of the little expedition which lay waiting for its instructions at Manaos before starting upon its singular quest.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)