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personnel

US /ˌpɝsəˈnɛl/

noun Target · B2 Nhân sự

Definition

group of people willing to obey orders

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Only authorized personnel may enter the laboratory without an official escort.

Synonyms

  • staffpersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
  • employeesa worker who is hired to perform a job
  • workforcethe people engaged in or available for work in a country or area

Collocations

  • Easy trained medical personnel
    to trained medical personnel, meaning to create by training and teaching
  • Medium personnel department interview process
    describing personnel department interview process (group of people willing to obey orders)
  • Hard manage widespread personnel redundancies
    to be in charge of or administer regarding widespread personnel redundancies
  • Very Hard purge dissident personnel from key ranks
    to purge dissident personnel from key ranks, meaning to oust politically

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