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Definition staff in American English

staff noun

noun
/stæf/
Example

It is a small hospital with a staff of just over a hundred.

Example

The staff is not happy about the new arrangement.

Example

She joined the staff in 1996.

Example

The embassy employs around 50 people on its full-time staff.

Example

Peter became a very valued member of the staff.

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
1.1

the ordinary workers, not the managers

Example

We need better communication between management and staff.

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
1.2

relating to the staff

Example

a staff cafeteria/lounge

Example

They blame staff shortages for the delay.

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
1.3

the people who do paid work in a place, rather than the other people there

Example

recreational facilities for students and staff

Synonyms and related words
labor staff profession
2

the set of lines on which music is written

Synonyms and related words
adagio allegro andante
3

a long stick used for making walking easier, used mainly in the past

Synonyms and related words
bandage Band-Aid brace
3.1

a flagpole

Example

at half staff

Synonyms and related words
at half-mast Blue Peter bunting
3.2

a stick that some officials carry on formal occasions

Example

a staff of office

Synonyms and related words
baton bearer cavalcade
Definition staff in American English