personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
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
Some of those could come next week when president of football operations John Schneider and the rest of the personnel department descend on Indianapolis for the annual NFL combine.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
A list handed out to us on our last day by the personnel department showed that it was purely a matter of numbers.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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