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Noun (6 meanings)
1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task.
Examples:
- “the hospital has an excellent nursing staff”,
- “the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions”
staff is a type of:
types of staff:
- general staff (noun) - military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy
- headquarters staff (noun) - military staff stationed at headquarters
- newsroom (noun) - the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
- office, office staff (noun) - professional or clerical workers in an office
- research staff (noun) - a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory
- sales staff (noun) - those in a business who are responsible for sales
- security staff (noun) - those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft
- service staff, maintenance staff (noun) - those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant
members of staff:
- staff member, staffer (noun) - 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)
staff is derivationally related to:
2. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose.
Example:
- “he walked with the help of a wooden staff”
staff is a type of:
- stick (noun) - an implement consisting of a length of wood
types of staff:
- alpenstock (noun) - a stout staff with a metal point
- baton (noun) - a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
- crook, shepherd's crook (noun) - a long staff with one end being hook shaped
- crutch (noun) - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground
- distaff (noun) - the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- flagpole, flagstaff (noun) - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
- pikestaff (noun) - the staff of a pike
- quarterstaff (noun) - a long stout staff used as a weapon
Example:
- “the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university”
4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration.
staff is a type of:
- building material (noun) - material used for constructing buildings
5. a rod carried as a symbol.
staff is a type of:
- symbol (noun) - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
types of staff:
- crosier, crozier (noun) - a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
- mace (noun) - a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
- scepter, sceptre, verge, wand (noun) - a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- tipstaff (noun) - staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
staff is a type of:
- musical notation (noun) - (music) notation used by musicians
parts of staff:
- space (noun) - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
- staff line (noun) - any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- music (noun) - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
Verb (2 meanings)
1. provide with staff.
to staff
Example:
- “This position is not always staffed”
2. serve on the staff of.
to staff
Example:
- “The two men staff the reception desk”