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Noun personnel has 2 senses
- force, personnel - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
--1 is a kind of organization, organisation
--1 has particulars: | guerrilla force, guerilla force; military service, armed service, service; military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine; paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation; police, police force, constabulary, law; security force, private security force; military police, MP; work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men; patrol; military personnel, soldiery, troops; rank and file, rank; staff; line personnel; management personnel |
- personnel department, personnel office, personnel, staff office - the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management
--2 is a kind of department, section
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