{
    "term": "personnel",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the people who work for an organization or one of the armed forces",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is a severe shortage of skilled personnel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**sales/technical/medical/security/military, etc. personnel**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only authorized personnel have access to the computer system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area was evacuated of all non-essential personnel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an employment agency for ex-service personnel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "firefighters and other rescue personnel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "groups of support personnel, engineers and medics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "police, fire and emergency medical personnel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the functions accomplished by uniformed personnel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the training of key health personnel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bomb killed 28 military personnel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They provide the training for technical personnel."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs", "Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["experienced", "professional", "qualified"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the department in a company that deals with employing and training people",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **personnel department/manager**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She works in personnel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Personnel is/are currently reviewing pay scales."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Jobs"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + personnel": ["be in", "work in"],
                "personnel + noun": ["department", "office", "director"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌpɜːsəˈnel/",
                "audio": "pe/personnel/personnel__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌpɜːrsəˈnel/",
                "audio": "pe/personnel/personnel__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 19th cent.: from French (adjective used as a noun), contrasted with matériel ‘equipment or materials used in an organization or undertaking’."
}