| staff | | |
| n. (group) | 1. 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" |
| ~ newsroom | the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical.; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom" |
| ~ personnel, force | group of people willing to obey orders.; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" |
| ~ office staff, office | professional or clerical workers in an office.; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" |
| ~ research staff | a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory. |
| ~ sales staff | those in a business who are responsible for sales. |
| ~ security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft. |
| ~ maintenance staff, service staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant. |
| ~ general staff | military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy. |
| ~ headquarters staff | military staff stationed at headquarters. |
| ~ staff member, staffer | an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. staff | a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose.; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" |
| ~ alpenstock | a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers. |
| ~ baton | a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority. |
| ~ shepherd's crook, crook | a long staff with one end being hook shaped. |
| ~ crutch | a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking. |
| ~ distaff | the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning. |
| ~ flagpole, flagstaff | a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised. |
| ~ pikestaff | the staff of a pike. |
| ~ quarterstaff | a long stout staff used as a weapon. |
| ~ stick | an implement consisting of a length of wood.; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick" |
| n. (group) | 3. faculty, staff | the body of teachers and administrators at a school.; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" |
| ~ body | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" |
| ~ school | an educational institution.; "the school was founded in 1900" |
| ~ prof, professor | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university. |
| n. (substance) | 4. staff | building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration. |
| ~ building material | material used for constructing buildings. |
| n. (communication) | 5. staff | a rod carried as a symbol. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| ~ crosier, crozier | a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office. |
| ~ mace | a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority. |
| ~ scepter, sceptre, verge, wand | a ceremonial or emblematic staff. |
| ~ tipstaff | staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable. |
| n. (communication) | 6. staff, stave | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. |
| ~ musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians. |
| ~ staff line | any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff. |
| ~ space | one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff.; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| v. (competition) | 7. staff | provide with staff.; "This position is not always staffed" |
| ~ man | provide with workers.; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| v. (competition) | 8. staff | serve on the staff of.; "The two men staff the reception desk" |
| ~ serve | do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function.; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
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