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Definition of staff:
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration a rod carried as a symbol (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk" |