personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Conferring with the personnel department, Bass reduced some of the bureaucratic obstacles to hiring.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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
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
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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