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human resources
noun [plural]Definition
› the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problemsOffice practices
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Synonyms and related words:
- administrative adjective
- branch noun (PART)
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- collate verb
- collation noun (COLLATING)
- deskbound adjective
- dictate verb (SPEAK)
- dictation noun
- file verb (STORE/RECORD INFORMATION)
- kaizen noun
- office noun (WORK PLACE)
- opening hours noun
- paperwork noun
- personnel noun
- pp
- staple verb
- timesheet noun
- type sth in phrasal verb
- type sth up phrasal verb
- typing noun
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