personnel department

American  

noun

1. the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.

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Etymology

Origin of personnel department

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Bass said she had spent years addressing a years-old administrative bottleneck within the city’s personnel department, which runs the background process for police hires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

When the New England Patriots signed Mike Vrabel as a young linebacker in 2001, they sent a gopher from the team’s personnel department to scoop him up at the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Tom Telesco, who would be general manager of the Chargers two years later, was in the Indianapolis Colts personnel department at the time, working under the legendary GM Bill Polian.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

Gen. Yuri Kuznetsov, who oversaw the ministry’s personnel department, were detained for the same bribery charge in recent weeks.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

Langleys personnel department approved Katherines 1952 application, but with a June 1953 appointment.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly