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1. (n.) staff
a group of people, esp. employees, who carry out the work of an establishment or perform a specific function.
2. staff
a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive.
3. staff
a body of military officers appointed to assist a commanding officer.
4. staff
the parts of an army concerned with administration rather than combat.
5. staff
a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
6. staff
a rod serving as a symbol of office or authority.
7. staff
a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
8. staff
something that supports or sustains.
9. staff
Archaic. the shaft of a spear, lance, etc.
10. (adj.) staff
of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff.
11. staff
employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, etc.:
a staff writer.
12. (v.t.) staff
to provide with a staff of assistants or workers.
13. staff
to serve on the staff of.
14. staff
to send to a staff for study or further work (often fol. by out).
15. (n.) staff
a composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.
Etymology: (1890–95, Amer.; perh. < G Stoffstuff)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) staff
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
"the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
2. (noun) staff
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
"he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
3. (noun) staff, faculty
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
"the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
4. (noun) staff
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
5. (noun) staff
a rod carried as a symbol
6. (verb) staff, stave
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
7. (verb) staff
provide with staff
"This position is not always staffed"
8. (verb) staff
serve on the staff of
"The two men staff the reception desk"
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1. (noun) staff
people employed by a business
training for new staff; the staff of the hospital/the hospital staff; Two members of staff left recently.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Staff
a long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike
2. (noun) Staff
a stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds
3. (noun) Staff
a pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff
4. (noun) Staff
a pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed
5. (noun) Staff
the round of a ladder
6. (noun) Staff
a series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave
7. (noun) Staff
the five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave
8. (noun) Staff
an arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch
9. (noun) Staff
the grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder
10. (noun) Staff
an establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See Etat Major
11. (noun) Staff
hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Staff
See multinational staff; integrated staff; joint staff; parallel staff; special staff.
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Sense: a group of people employed in running a business, school etc
The school has a large teaching staff; The staff are annoyed about the changes.
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 Afrikaans: personeel |
 Arabic: هَيئَه، طاقَم |
 Bulgarian: персонал |
 Brazilian: pessoal |
 Czech: sbor;štáb; personál |
 German: das Personal |
 Danish: stab; -stab |
 Greek: προσωπικό |
 Estonian: personal |
 Farsi: كاركنان |
 Finnish: henkilöstö |
 French: personnel |
 Hebrew: סֶגֶל |
 Hindi: स्टाफ |
 Croatian: osoblje, zaposlenici |
 Hungarian: személyzet; tanári kar |
 Indonesian: staf |
 Icelandic: starfslið/-menn |
 Italian: personale |
 Japanese: 職員 |
 Korean: 직원 |
 Lithuanian: tarnautojai, personalas |
 Latvian: (vienas iestādes) darbini |
 Malay: kakitangan |
 Dutch: staf |
 Norwegian: personale, stab |
 Polish: personel |
 Portuguese: pessoal |
 Romanian: staff, personal |
 Russian: штат; личный состав |
 Slovak: zbor; personál |
 Slovenian: osebje |
 Serbian: osoblje |
 Swedish: personal, stab |
 Thai: คณะผู้ทำงาน |
 Turkish: personel,çalışanlar |
 Taiwanese: 全體職員 |
 Ukrainian: штат службовців; кадри |
 Urdu: عملہ |
 Vietnamese: nhân viên |
 Chinese: 全体职员 |
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