Noun: personnel ,pur-su'nel
- Employees of an organization collectively
"The company has a staff of 200 personnel"
- Organized group of people available for a particular purpose, especially military or law enforcement
"Security personnel guarded the entrance";
- force
- Administrative division responsible for employee matters such as hiring, training, and records
"her application was with personnel";
- personnel department, personnel office, staff office, HR, human resources
Type of: department, org [informal], organisation [Brit], organization, section
Encyclopedia: Personnel