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personnel department

American  

noun

  1. the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.


Etymology

Origin of personnel department

First recorded in 1940–45

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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

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

Some of those could come next week when president of football operations John Schneider and the rest of the personnel department descend on Indianapolis for the annual NFL combine.

From Seattle Times Feb. 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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