human resources

plural noun

: personnel sense 1a

hiring more human resources

: 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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Of the 404 workers, 401 are on the package processing side and three are revenue recovery employees, Lori Cruz, a human resources executive with UPS, informed the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or WARN letter. —

Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024 Frank currently serves as group SVP of human resources, buying offices at Ross Stores. —

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024 Artificial intelligence is transforming various aspects of business operations, and human resources is no exception. —

Raunak Bhandari, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 These autonomous capabilities also free up valuable human resources, allowing mission control teams to focus on more complex tasks. —

Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for human resources

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 30 Nov. 2024.

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