personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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In this way, it mirrors the way NFL teams divide tasks between a pro personnel department and a college scouting staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Dains thought the employee should be fired, but she said the city’s personnel department recommended five days of leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
She said she was repeatedly told by the personnel department, which functions like a human resources department at a private company, that she couldn’t fire problem employees.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 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
On her first day at Langley, Dorothy Vaughan spent the morning in the personnel department filling out the requisite paperwork.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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