human resources

plural noun

: personnel sense 1a

hiring more human resources

: personnel sense 2

Human resources will contact you about your interview.

the company's human resources department

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The district will also cut 36 full-time central personnel positions, such as in transportation, maintenance, IT, communications and human resources. —

Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026 Union officials then filed the complaint at the third step, which goes to the director of human resources. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026 Themes Leo is expected to raise include Christian-Muslim coexistence, the over-exploitation of the region's natural and human resources, corruption and migration. —

ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026 The union called for the removal of the district’s superintendent and assistant superintendent of human resources in October amid negotiations. —

Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for human resources

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of human resources was in 1915

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