human relations

noun

plural in form but usually singular in construction
1
: a study of human problems arising from organizational and interpersonal relations (as in industry)
2
: a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments

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But these warped stories conveyed the impression that southern slavery was a humane system of human relations year round. Robert E. May / Made By History, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024 The employees being pushed out include a human relations director and a product designer, along with Chief Operating Officer Andrew Northwall and Chief Product Officer Sandro De Moraes. Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024 Perhaps the creature is an embodiment of how Nina sees herself in this world, distanced from the attachments and entanglements of human relations, an intractable other. Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024 Those jobs included positions for engineers, technicians, accountants, human relations professionals and others, with a focus on early-career development for recent high school and community college graduates, Whitesides said in an interview this week. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for human relations 

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of human relations was in 1946

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“Human relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20relations. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

human relations

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction
1
: the social and interpersonal relations between human beings
2
: a course, study, or program designed to develop better interpersonal and intergroup adjustments

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