personnel

Etymology

From French personnel.

noun

1. 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. 1924, U.S. Army Recruiting News, page 10
   In 2009, the Obama Administration released guidelines on enhanced interrogation written in 2003 and 2004 by the CIA Office of Medical Services. .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. 4 August 2010, Leonard S. Rubenstein, JD, Stephen N. Xenakis, MD, “The Ethics of Enhanced Interrogations and Torture: A Reappraisal of the Argument”, in JAMA, volume 304, number 5, American Medical Association, →DOI, pages 569–570
2. (uncountable) A human resources department.
   I've just had a letter from personnel.