personnel department
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of personnel department
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Its predecessor, the personnel department, emerged in the early 1900s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
A spokesperson for the personnel department declined to comment.
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
His brother Sherwood’s group had already moved there, as had some of the employees in the personnel department.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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