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human resources

human resources noun: the personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.

Noun (1)

human resources (uncountable)

  1. The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.
    Synonyms:
    HR

Noun (2)

human resources pl (plural only, attributive human resource)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The personnel employed in an organization.

human resources meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

human resources in Tamil

மானிட வளம்

human resources in Tagalog

the personnel employed in an organization
yamang tao

human resources in Malay

the personnel department of an organization
sumber manusia

human resources in Indonesian

the personnel department of an organization
sumber daya manusia
More languagesFewer languages
human resources in Thai
การบริหารทรัพยากรมนุษย์ gaan bor-rí-hăan sáp-pá-yaa-gon má-nút

Synonyms of human resources

All synonyms of human resources

Forms of human resources

attributivehuman resource

Words formed from human resources

Questions about human resources

What does human resources mean?
Human resources means the personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.
What is human resources in Tamil?
Human resources in Tamil is மானிட வளம். See Human resources meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is human resources?
Human resources is a noun.

Words near human resources in the dictionary

  1. human race
  2. human races
  3. human relations
  4. human resource
  5. human resource management
  6. human resources
  7. human resources management
  8. human right
  9. human rights
  10. human roulette wheel
  11. human roulette wheels

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