personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Southers and commission vice president Rasha Gerges Shields seemed to suggest that the decision was made by commission staff and the city’s personnel department, which oversaw parts of the nationwide chief’s search.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
The front office alignment has trickled down to the field, James said, as he feels Hortiz and the personnel department “really give us an edge.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov, who oversaw the ministry’s personnel department, was detained on an accusation of “large-scale” bribery, Russia’s Investigative Committee, a federal law enforcement agency, said in a statement on Tuesday.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
His brother Sherwood’s group had already moved there, as had some of the employees in the personnel department.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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