staff
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1.0
- noun
- /stæf/
:
personal
- The medical staff wants no part of this.
- a staff member
- school staff
- faculty and staff
I I hope you're paying your staff during this hiatus.
- I I hope you're paying your staff during this hiatus.
- There should be more healthcare staff for the prisoners.
- Well, here we've got school staff room shenanigans.
- The National Security Council staff is going to be cut.
- I work really hard and my staff works really hard.
- We're going to hold the staff accountable to do their jobs.
- He trusted the editorial staff to Fact Check it.
- Lots of great experiences and worked with great friends, staff and students.
Examples
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The tool is designed for use by Texas DSHS staff, who have web-based access to it.
Academic text (2015) -
The National Security Council staff is going to be cut.
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I would just like to say that your staff is really great.
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I work really hard and my staff works really hard.
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Is she really happy that NHS staff use food banks?
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What can you tell me about the staff?
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The principal has to deal with his school staff in an open, friendly, democratic spirit.
Academic text (2012) -
What training, resources, coaching, and support would school staff need to implement this intervention well?
Academic text (2015) -
We thank the Hluvukani Animal Health Clinic staff for their assistance in the field.
Academic text (2015) -
The school hired additional staff to support the growing number of students.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
A group of people who work together to do a job, like running a ship or making a film
249
2.4
All the people who work in a company, industry, or country
8
3.3
A group of workers who check and fix airplanes at an airport
5
2.8
A group of employees who protect people, property and information from theft and damage
5
1.1
People who work in an office doing jobs like answering phones and filing papers
4
2.5
People who work for a company and sell its products or services
4
2.8
People who serve food and drinks to customers in a restaurant
3
3.4
People who work on studies and experiments at a university or lab
2
2.5
People who work at a place doing cleaning, fixing and helping customers
1
2.8
A group of workers who fix and look after buildings and equipment
1
3.8
People in the military who work in the main military office to plan and manage activities
Compounds
172
5.2
A senior military officer who leads a branch and manages its operations and administration
58
4.2
A group of top military leaders who advise the President of the United States
- Specialized
14
3.5
A military rank in the United States Army, Marines, or Air Force above corporal and below sergeant first class
8
3.6
A senior doctor who leads the hospital doctors and makes sure medical care is safe
- Formal
7
7.1
A position partway down a flagpole where a flag flies to show respect after a death
5
2.8
A group of employees who protect people, property and information from theft and damage
- Specialized
3
4.4
A group of senior officers who help a leader plan and run military operations
- Specialized
3
6.1
A person in the military who helps a commander plan and manage operations
1
3.8
People in the military who work in the main military office to plan and manage activities
- Specialized
A desert shrub with thin spiny branches and bright red flowers after rain
- Specialized
Five lines that show musical notes above middle C, used for violin or right-hand piano
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Staff originally meant a long stick used for 'support', so people who work at a place are called the 'staff' because they are the 'support' of the organization.