human resources

noun

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

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HRemployeespersonnelstaffworkers
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Meanings

nounhuman resources (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemanagementThe personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.

    Synonyms: HR

nounhuman resources pl (plural only, attributive human resource)

attributive human resource

  1. pluralplural onlymanagementThe personnel employed in an organization.

    Synonyms: employees, personnel, staff, workers

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.

Similar
HR

nounThe personnel employed in an organization.

Similar
employeespersonnelstaffworkers
Also see
manpowerworkforce

Translations

Catalan recursos humans
  • recursos humansthe personnel department of an organization
Chinese Mandarin 人力資源 /人力资源, 人事
  • 人力資源 /人力资源 (rénlì zīyuán)the personnel department of an organization
  • 人事 (rénshì)the personnel department of an organization
  • 人力資源 /人力资源 (rénlì zīyuán)the personnel employed in an organization
Danish personaleafdeling
  • personaleafdelingthe personnel department of an organization
Dutch personeelszaken, personeel
  • personeelszakenthe personnel department of an organization
  • personeelthe personnel employed in an organization
  • menselijk kapitaalthe personnel employed in an organization
Finnish henkilöstöosasto, henkilöstöhallinto
  • henkilöstöosastothe personnel department of an organization
  • henkilöstöhallintothe personnel department of an organization
  • henkilöstöthe personnel employed in an organization
French ressources humaines
  • ressources humainesthe personnel department of an organization
German Personalabteilung, Personal
  • Personalabteilungthe personnel department of an organization
  • Personalthe personnel employed in an organization
Hungarian humánerőforrás, emberi erőforrás
  • humánerőforrásthe personnel department of an organization
  • emberi erőforrásthe personnel department of an organization
  • személyzetthe personnel employed in an organization
Indonesian sumber daya manusia
  • sumber daya manusiathe personnel department of an organization
Irish acmhainní daonna, acmhainní daonna
  • acmhainní daonnathe personnel department of an organization
  • acmhainní daonnathe personnel employed in an organization
Italian risorse umane, risorse umane
  • risorse umanethe personnel department of an organization
  • risorse umanethe personnel employed in an organization
Japanese 人材開発部, 人事
  • 人材開発部 (jinzai kaihatsu bu)the personnel department of an organization
  • 人事 (jinji)the personnel department of an organization
  • 人員 (jin'in)the personnel employed in an organization
Malay sumber manusia
  • sumber manusiathe personnel department of an organization
Polish kadry, zasoby ludzkie
  • kadrythe personnel department of an organization
  • zasoby ludzkiethe personnel employed in an organization
Portuguese recursos humanos, RH
  • recursos humanosthe personnel department of an organization
  • RHthe personnel department of an organization
  • recursos humanosthe personnel employed in an organization
Romanian resurse umane
  • resurse umanethe personnel department of an organization
Russian ка́дровая слу́жба, эйч-а́р
  • ка́дровая слу́жба (kádrovaja slúžba)the personnel department of an organization
  • эйч-а́р (ejč-ár)the personnel department of an organization
  • HRthe personnel department of an organization
  • челове́ческие ресу́рсы (čelovéčeskije resúrsy)the personnel department of an organization
  • персона́л (personál)the personnel employed in an organization
  • ка́дры (kádry)the personnel employed in an organization
Spanish recursos humanos, personal
  • recursos humanosthe personnel department of an organization
  • personalthe personnel employed in an organization
Swahili idara ya rasilimali watu, rasilimali watu
  • idara ya rasilimali watuthe personnel department of an organization
  • rasilimali watuthe personnel employed in an organization
Swedish HR, personalavdelning
  • HRthe personnel department of an organization
  • personalavdelningthe personnel department of an organization
  • arbetskraftthe personnel employed in an organization
Tagalog yamang tao
  • yamang taothe personnel employed in an organization
Thai การบริหารทรัพยากรมนุษย์
  • การบริหารทรัพยากรมนุษย์ (gaan bor-rí-hăan sáp-pá-yaa-gon má-nút)the personnel department of an organization
Turkish insan kaynakları
  • insan kaynaklarıthe personnel department of an organization
Welsh adnoddau dynol, adnoddau dynol
  • adnoddau dynolthe personnel department of an organization
  • adnoddau dynolthe personnel employed in an organization
Cite this entry
APA

human resources. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20resources

MLA

“human resources.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20resources. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human resources,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20resources.

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