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

Lee alleges she was fired less than a month after reporting her complaints to the team’s senior vice president of human resources. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Haleigh was a human resources specialist, and Becky says the office job was a perfect fit for her daughter turned soldier. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Commissioner Dough Chew answered a few questions after the meeting concluded, specifying that the incident is not a criminal matter and the human resources department is investigating. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

What sets Canada apart, its space advocates insist, are human resources and geography. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1