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 district’s human resources department is investigating Jennifer Andreu, executive director of procurement, and her boss, Chief Operating Officer Wanda Paul, Hepburn told School Board members on Tuesday.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
From a centralized management portal, admins can view and adjust operations across multiple key departments spanning production, maintenance, quality control, asset management and human resources.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Anyone with information is asked to contact the district’s human resources department at 816-321-5000.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Somehow, Washington or the commercial sector would have to reboot, restoring data on payroll, salaries, taxation, human resources, intelligence, law enforcement, military deployment, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
From a centralized management portal, admins can view and adjust operations across multiple key departments spanning production, maintenance, quality control, asset management and human resources.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Anyone with information is asked to contact the district’s human resources department at 816-321-5000.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Somehow, Washington or the commercial sector would have to reboot, restoring data on payroll, salaries, taxation, human resources, intelligence, law enforcement, military deployment, and more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for human resources
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“Human resources.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20resources. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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