See Also: personnel(dictionary)
personnel(dictionary)
personnel carrier(dictionary)
anti-personnel(dictionary)
research personnel(medicine)
personnel turnover(medicine)
personnel selection(medicine)
personnel management(medicine)
personnel loyalty(medicine)
health personnel(medicine)

personnel (iou)



personnel noun. E19.
[French, use as noun of adjective (see PERSONAL), as contrasted with MATeRIEL.]
The body of people employed in an organization etc. or engaged in a service or undertaking, esp. a military one. Opp. materiel. E19.
b. spec. The members of an orchestra or band. M20.
c. The department in an organization etc. concerned with the appointment, welfare, records, etc., of employees. Also more fully personnel department. M20.
Personal appearance. rare. M19.
Comb.: personnel carrier an armoured vehicle for transporting troops etc. personnel department: see sense 1c above.