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Noun: personnel  ,pur-su'nel
  1. Employees of an organization collectively
    "The company has a staff of 200 personnel"
     
  2. Organized group of people available for a particular purpose, especially military or law enforcement
    "Security personnel guarded the entrance";
    - force
     
  3. 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