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

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Example Sentences

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personnel department

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

Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 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

But since, Cohen has turned her focus to giving Riley “every resource possible to get to the next level”, starting with a general manager and a revamped personnel department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025

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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