Personal — meaning in English

English meaning

• personal adjective Relating to a specific individual rather than to others or to the public.
• personnel noun The people who work for an organization, such as a company or the military.
• staff noun The people who work for an organisation.

Senses

Personal is used for these senses in English:

• human resources (management) The personnel employed in an organization.
• personal (grammar) Related to grammatical first, second, etc. persons.
• staff (engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

personal — full definition

1. adjective Relating to a specific individual rather than to others or to the public.
2. adjective Done by someone directly, without going through another person.

personnel — full definition

1. noun The people who work for an organization, such as a company or the military.
2. noun The department that handles hiring and staff matters within a company.

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