personnel vs rank and file

rank and file vs personnel

personnel and rank and file both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
personnel	Yes	No	No	No
rank and file	Yes	No	No	No

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

personnel: group of people willing to obey orders
rank and file: the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

Other hyponyms of personnel include guerilla force, guerrilla force, armed service, military service, service, armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, paramilitary, 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, staff, line personnel, management personnel.

personnel (noun)	rank and file (noun)
group of people willing to obey orders	the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management	people who constitute the main body of any group

Difference between personnel and rank and file

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