personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
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
Langleys personnel department approved Katherines 1952 application, but with a June 1953 appointment.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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