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

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Some senior vacancies, such as human resources manager and recreation supervisor, would be underfilled with a junior employee. —

Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 McKinnon was born in Fremont, a small town just outside San Jose, California where his father worked as a human resources executive. —

Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The company has since shuffled several leaders, including naming a new human resources chief and the company’s first chief digital officer. —

Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 25 June 2026 One table had orange cones and neon vests to attract construction workers, but the company needed a human resources director. —

Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 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 6 Jul. 2026.

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