What does "personnel" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "personnel"?

Common synonyms include: force, staff, personnel department, agent, alternate, alternative.

//pɝ.səˈnɛl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Collection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc. countable, uncountable
"People like to see such friendly relationship existing between the respective personnels of their Army, Navy and Marine Corps."
2
the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management wordnet
3
A member of an organization such as an army. countable, nonstandard
"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."
4
group of people willing to obey orders wordnet
5
A human resources department. uncountable
"I've just had a letter from personnel."