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
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The North Carolina human resources executive spent two months racking up credits through web tutorials after work in 2024, then raced through 11 online classes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle in four weeks.
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Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Their vote came at the recommendation of the human resources department, an item that was included in the meeting’s consent agenda.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The Vatican has said that some of the themes Leo will raise in Africa are the exploitation of natural and human resources, corruption and authoritarian regimes.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
As C-suite staff go, chief technology officers and chief human resources officers haven’t always overlapped much.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Todd Wallack, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Their vote came at the recommendation of the human resources department, an item that was included in the meeting’s consent agenda.
—Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
The Vatican has said that some of the themes Leo will raise in Africa are the exploitation of natural and human resources, corruption and authoritarian regimes.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
As C-suite staff go, chief technology officers and chief human resources officers haven’t always overlapped much.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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