staff
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAFF
1
plural
staffs
a
:
a group of people who work for an organization or business
—
see also waitstaff
[count]
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The entire staff has done a great job this year.
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The staff is at a meeting.
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a teaching/sales/editorial/coaching/pitching staff
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the hospital/library/kitchen staff
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The department has a staff of 40 (people).
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She's a new member of the staff.
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He has been on the staff [=a member of the staff] for 25 years.
[noncount]
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(US) There are 100 people on staff. [=working as members of the staff]
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(Brit) She's a new member of staff.
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a staff member/director/writer/meeting
b
[count]
:
a group of military officers who help a commanding officer but who do not take part in active fighting
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see also chief of staff, joint chiefs of staff
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The general's staff is planning the army's next move.
Usage
Staff may be used as a plural noun to mean the members of a staff.
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The company employs 20 full-time staff.
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The staff are at a meeting.
2
[count]
plural
staves
a
old-fashioned
:
a long stick that you carry in your hand for support while walking
b
:
a long stick that is carried as a symbol of authority
3
[count]
music
plural
staves
:
the five horizontal lines and the spaces between them on which music is written
— called also
stave
staff of life
literary
2
staff
/ˈstæf/
Brit
/ˈstɑːf/
verb
staffs;
staffed;
staffing
2
staff
/ˈstæf/
Brit
/ˈstɑːf/
verb
staffs;
staffed;
staffing
Britannica Dictionary definition of STAFF
[+ object]
1
:
to supply (an organization or business) with workers
— often used as (be) staffed
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see also overstaffed, short-staffed, understaffed
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We'll need 300 workers to properly staff the hotel.
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The department is staffed with an equal number of men and women.
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The office is fully staffed.
2
:
to work for (an organization or business) as a member of a staff
— often used as (be) staffed
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the 300 workers who staff the hotel
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The organization is staffed by volunteers.
— staffing
adjective-
staffing needs/problems/levels
