A human quality or character, in contexts otherwise often regarded as impersonal, uncaring, or mechanical, as in "—— with a human face", "the human face of ——".
Origin
1960s. In the phrase socialism with a human face after Czech socialismus s lidskou tváří, denoting the policies of the Prague Spring.
Definition of human face in US English:
human face
noun
A human quality or character, in contexts otherwise often regarded as impersonal, uncaring, or mechanical, as in "—— with a human face", "the human face of ——".
Origin
1960s. In the phrase socialism with a human face after Czech socialismus s lidskou tváří, denoting the policies of the Prague Spring.