How do you use "personnel" in a sentence?

All personnel must attend the safety briefing. The company has reduced its personnel by 20%. Military personnel were deployed to the region.

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Q: What does "personnel" mean?

The people employed by an organisation; staff Personnel is a formal term for the employees or staff of an organisation. It's often used in official or military contexts. The 'personnel department' (now often called 'human resources' or HR) handles employee matters. 'Military personnel' refers to members of the armed forces. The word is always used in a collective sense.

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Meaning: The people employed by an organisation; staff

人员，员工

personal, plantilla

人員、職員

인원, 직원

Personnel is a formal term for the employees or staff of an organisation. It's often used in official or military contexts. The 'personnel department' (now often called 'human resources' or HR) handles employee matters. 'Military personnel' refers to members of the armed forces. The word is always used in a collective sense.

Personnel是指组织的雇员或员工的正式术语。它常用于官方或军事语境中。'Personnel department'（现在通常称为'human resources'或HR）处理员工事务。'Military personnel'指的是武装部队成员。这个词总是以集体意义使用。

Personnel es un término formal para los empleados o personal de una organización. A menudo se usa en contextos oficiales o militares. El «personnel department» (ahora a menudo llamado «human resources» o RRHH) maneja los asuntos de los empleados. «Military personnel» se refiere a los miembros de las fuerzas armadas. La palabra siempre se usa en sentido colectivo.

Personnelは、組織の従業員またはスタッフを指す正式な用語です。公式または軍事的な文脈でよく使われます。「personnel department」（現在では「human resources」またはHRと呼ばれることが多い）は従業員の事務を扱います。「Military personnel」は軍隊のメンバーを指します。この言葉は常に集合的な意味で使われます。

personnel은 조직의 직원이나 인력을 가리키는 격식체 용어입니다. 공식적이거나 군사적인 맥락에서 자주 사용됩니다. 'personnel department(인사부)'는 현재 'human resources(HR)'라고 불리며 직원 관련 업무를 담당합니다. 'military personnel'은 군대 구성원을 의미합니다. 이 단어는 항상 집합적 의미로 사용됩니다.

Examples

All personnel must attend the safety briefing.
所有人员必须参加安全简报。
Todo el personal debe asistir a la sesión informativa de seguridad.
全職員は安全ブリーフィングに出席しなければなりません。
전 직원은 안전 브리핑에 참석해야 합니다.
The company has reduced its personnel by 20%.
公司已将人员减少了20%。
La empresa ha reducido su personal en un 20%.
会社は人員を20%削減しました。
회사는 인원을 20% 감축했습니다.
Military personnel were deployed to the region.
军事人员被部署到该地区。
Personal militar fue desplegado en la región.
軍人がその地域に配備されました。
군 인력이 해당 지역에 배치되었습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From French 'personnel' meaning 'body of persons', noun use of the adjective 'personnel' (personal), from Latin 'personalis', from 'persona' (person). Borrowed in the 19th century to distinguish staff management from materiel (equipment).

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal