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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Seems a rational friendship or whatever these types of people call human relations.
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Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Barbara Anderson Winter Park Collaboration requires an open mind
There are choices in human relations.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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
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Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Barbara Anderson Winter Park Collaboration requires an open mind
There are choices in human relations.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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
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“Human relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20relations. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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