human resources
Americannoun
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(used with a plural verb) people, especially the personnel employed by a given company, institution, or the like.
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(used with a singular verb) human resources department.
plural noun
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the workforce of an organization
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( as modifier )
human-resources management
human-resources officer
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the office or department in an organization that interviews, appoints, or keeps records of employees
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( as modifier )
a human-resources consultancy
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the contribution to an employing organization which its workforce could provide in effort, skills, knowledge, etc
Etymology
Origin of human resources
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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In fact, office romances, especially those with power imbalances, are so common that they barely register as scandal—more than 25% of U.S. workers have engaged in a romantic relationship with a colleague, 18% of which were with a superior, according to the Society for Human Resources Managers.
In December, Doe filed a complaint with Soho House human resources, and she was assured that an investigation would be opened and “immediate corrective action” taken.
From Los Angeles Times
On their way out, all the NGO's assets, equipment, financial and human resources documents were confiscated by Houthi authorities, she recalls.
From BBC
Customers can create private plug-ins from scratch or customize plug-ins based on Claude’s starter templates, which include options for human resources, equity research, engineering, wealth management, and other functions.
From Barron's
The surge in agentic coding, as illustrated by the explosion in Claude Code’s popularity, is now spreading to the rest of knowledge work, from finance to legal, sales, human resources, design and operations, he said.
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