as in staff
a body of persons at work or available for work
we finally have enough personnel to start that big project
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The pension obligation is for non-teaching personnel at CPS and has been the subject of years of dispute between the city and school district over which body should be responsible for the payment.
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
According to the most recent document draft, allies would remain committed to the training of Ukrainian security personnel and the modernization of its armed forces.
—Donato Paolo Mancini Bloomberg, arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The two principal levers of governmental reform are budget and personnel.
—Jerry Haar, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Sacramento police and Sacramento City Unified School District security personnel patrolled the march and limited traffic along Freeport and surrounding streets.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
According to the most recent document draft, allies would remain committed to the training of Ukrainian security personnel and the modernization of its armed forces.
—Donato Paolo Mancini Bloomberg, arkansasonline.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The two principal levers of governmental reform are budget and personnel.
—Jerry Haar, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2025
Sacramento police and Sacramento City Unified School District security personnel patrolled the march and limited traffic along Freeport and surrounding streets.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Personnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personnel. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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