personnel

/ˌpɝːsəˈnɛl/

nounper · son · nel

Think: a PERson’s NELly—PER + SON + NEL = personnel (the people/staff).

Yes, it's personnel. Remember it ends with -NEL (like a bell: NEL), not -NLE or -EL.

Definition

  1. nounthe people who work for an organization, business, or military unit; staff

Examples

  • “All personnel must wear an ID badge while in the building.”
  • “The hospital added more personnel to handle the winter flu surge.”
  • “Only authorized personnel are allowed beyond this point.”

Synonyms

staffemployeesworkforcecrewteam

Antonyms

management

Translations

ES personalPT pessoalFR personnel

Common misspellings

personelpersonnellpersonalpersonellepersonnel personnel

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