human resources

plural noun

1

: personnel sense 1a

hiring more human resources

2

: personnel sense 2

Human resources will contact you about your interview.

the company's human resources department

Examples of human resources in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, Newman said, were Byrne, Netzer and a human resources representative. — Tori Mason, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Cox is a human resources consultant with more than 25 years of experience. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

In late September, Disney let go a few hundred employees, primarily in its human resources and IT departments across corporate and within different divisions. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

The update comes after separate plans in April to cut as many as 1,000 employees, predominantly in the marketing department, and in September to cut about 300 employees, many in human resources and technology divisions. — Catriona Marangi,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1