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staff Definition
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
body
of
teachers
and
administrators
at
a
school
; "
the
dean
addressed
the
letter
to
the
entire
staff
of
the
university
"
(n)
a
strong
rod
or
stick
with
a
specialized
utilitarian
purpose
; "
he
walked
with
the
help
of
a
wooden
staff
"
(n)
building
material
consisting
of
plaster
and
hair
;
used
to
cover
external
surfaces
of
temporary
structure
(
as
at
an
exposition
)
or
for
decoration
(n)
a
rod
carried
as
a
symbol
(n) (
music
)
the
system
of
five
horizontal
lines
on
which
the
musical
notes
are
written
(v)
provide
with
staff
; "
This
position
is
not
always
staffed
"
(v)
serve
on
the
staff
of
; "
The
two
men
staff
the
reception
desk
"
staff Synonyms
faculty
staff
stave
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