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

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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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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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