personnel

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

   “People like to see such friendly relationship existing between the respective personnels of their Army, Navy and Marine Corps.”

   “Newspapers in "capitalist" ownership, universities presided over by "reactionary" governing bodies, broadcasting systems owned by conservative governments have all been known to influence public opinion in the direction of socialism, because this was the conviction of the personnel.”

   “In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. ^((OMS).1-3(appendix F)) The OMS guidelines, even in redacted form, and opinions from the US Department of Justice's (DOJ’s) Office of Legal Counsel show that CIA physicians, psychologists, and other health care personnel had important roles in enhanced interrogation.”

2. (countable, nonstandard)A member of an organization such as an army.

   “An army personnel has been killed in action in a gunfight after security forces intercepted terrorists making an infiltration attempt near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said today.”

   “An army personnel was seen to torture an injured protester.”

3. (uncountable)A human resources department.

   “I've just had a letter from personnel.”