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| staff [ staf ] |
noun (plural staffs) |
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1. workers: people who are employed by a company or an individual employer
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2. body within larger group: a particular group of employees within a company, institution, or organization
  the teaching staff
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3. U.K. education
Same as faculty (sense 3)
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4. people who work for leader: a group of people who serve a leader or an executive of a company, organization, or institution
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5. (plural staffs or staves [ stayvz ]) large heavy stick: a stick, rod, or pole, e.g. a stick used as a support while walking, or a rod used as a symbol of authority in ceremonies
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6. (plural staffs or staves)
Same as flagpole
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7. Malaysia human resources education employee: a member of staff working for a company, organization, or school
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8. military group of aides to commander: a group of officers in the armed services who assist a commanding officer or work at headquarters as advisers or planners
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9. (plural staffs or staves) music set of lines for writing music: a set of five horizontal lines, together with the four spaces between them, on which the notes of music are written
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10. measurements graduated rod used for measuring: a graduated rod used for testing or measuring something, e.g. in surveying
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adjective |
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1. employed with salary: employed full-time, not on a freelance basis
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2. human resources concerned with staff: for or relating to the staff of a company, institution, or organization
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transitive verb (past and past participle staffed, present participle staff·ing, 3rd person present singular staffs) |
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provide organization with workers: to provide a place or organization with employees
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often passive
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| [ Old English stæf "stick, rod" < Indo-European, "to support"] |
