personnel vs paramilitary

paramilitary vs personnel

personnel and paramilitary both are nouns.

personnel is not an adjective while paramilitary is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
personnel	Yes	No	No	No
paramilitary	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, paramilitary is a hyponym of personnel; that is, paramilitary is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than personnel:

personnel: group of people willing to obey orders
paramilitary: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

Other hyponyms of personnel include guerilla force, guerrilla force, armed service, military service, service, armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit, constabulary, law, police, police force, private security force, security force, military police, MP, hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce, patrol, military personnel, soldiery, troops, rank, rank and file, staff, line personnel, management personnel.

personnel (noun)	paramilitary (noun)
group of people willing to obey orders	a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management

personnel (adjective)	paramilitary (adjective)
	of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit

Difference between personnel and paramilitary

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