Personnel
[pɜːsə'nel] or [,pɝsə'nɛl]
Definition
(n.) The body of persons employed in some public service, as the army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from materiel.
Typed by Geoffrey
Examples
- The _personnel_ becomes the collective capitalist. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This early shop affords an illustration of the manner in which Edison has made a deep impression on the personnel of the electrical arts. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The major was gone taking hospital personnel in the staff car. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Moira