/ Dictionary / Index P personnel department: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: personnel' depart"ment Pronunciation: [key] the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. personnel agency person-to-person Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language