personnel

Definition

Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French personnel. Doublet of personal.

Example Sentences

• "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."