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   staff

   /stɑːf/

   noun

   • 1. all the people employed by a particular organization: "a staff of 600" Similar employeesworkersworkforcepersonnelhandshired handslabourershuman resourcesmanpowerlabouroffice workerswhite-collar workersassistantssecretariesteacherslecturersdoctorsnursesinternshumorous:liveware
   • ▪ the teachers in a school or college: "a staff meeting"
   • 2. a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters: "the Polish General and his staff"
   • ▪ short for staff sergeant
   • 3. a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon: "a shepherd's staff" Similar stickwalking stickcanecrookcrutchpropclubstickcudgelbludgeonlife preservershillelaghbaseball battruncheonbatonblackjacklathidandakierieknobkerriesjambokinformal:cosh
   • ▪ a rod or sceptre held as a sign of office or authority. Similar rodtipstaffmacewandsceptrecroziervergecaduceus
   • ▪ short for flagstaff
   • ▪ a rod for measuring distances or heights.
   • ▪ a spindle in a watch. British
   • ▪ a token in the form of a rod given to a train driver as authority to proceed over a single-track line. British
   • 4. another term for stave

   verb

   • 1. provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff: "legal advice centres are staffed by volunteer lawyers"

   Word Origin Old Englishstæf (in staff1 (sense 3 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch staf and German Stab.

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