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staff
1[staf, stahf]
noun
plural
staffs, staves, staffs.a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive.
a member of a staff.
Military.
a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer.
the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
those members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project.
a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace.
a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
something that supports or sustains.
Music.Also a set of horizontal lines, now five in number, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written.
Archaic.the shaft of a spear, lance, etc.
adjective
of or relating to a military or organizational staff.
a staff officer; staff meetings.
(of a professional person) employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, or the like rather than being self-employed or practicing privately.
a staff writer; staff physicians at the hospital.
verb (used with object)
to provide with a staff of assistants or workers.
She staffed her office with excellent secretaries.
to serve on the staff of.
to send to a staff for study or further work (often followed byout ).
The White House will staff out the recommendations before making a decision.
verb (used without object)
to hire employees, as for a new office or project (sometimes followed byup ).
Next month we'll begin staffing up for the reelection campaign.
staff
2[staf, stahf]
noun
a composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.
staff
1/ ɑː /
noun
a group of people employed by a company, individual, etc, for executive, clerical, sales work, etc
(modifier) attached to or provided for the staff of an establishment
a staff doctor
the body of teachers or lecturers of an educational institution, as distinct from the students
the officers appointed to assist a commander, service, or central headquarters organization in establishing policy, plans, etc
a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority
something that sustains or supports
bread is the staff of life
a pole on which a flag is hung
Usual US name: rod.a graduated rod used in surveying, esp for sighting to with a levelling instrument
Also called: stave.music
the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five (four in the case of plainsong) upon which music is written. The spaces between them are also used, being employed in conjunction with a clef in order to give a graphic indication of pitch
any set of five lines in this system together with its clef
the treble staff
verb
(tr) to provide with a staff
staff
2/ ɑː /
noun
a mixture of plaster and hair used to cover the external surface of temporary structures and for decoration
Grammar Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- staffless adjective
- unstaffed adjective
- well-staffed adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staff1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of staff1
Origin of staff2
Example Sentences
Whistleblowers made allegations over the way pay was handled for some construction staff on the high-speed line.
An airport spokesperson said "one person has been taken to hospital for further assessment" and airport staff were managing the vehicles leaving the site.
While Paramount did not disclose the departments affected by the layoffs, its co-chief executives acknowledged in a note to staff that the decision came as the company navigates “continued industry-wide linear declines.”
Many are unconscious, incapacitated or too unwell to tell staff who they are.
The BBC was invited to see a mass casualty simulation, a training exercise for medical staff to prepare them for a major incident.
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When To Use
The plural form of staff is staffs. For some meanings of the word staff, staves, pronounced [ steyvz ] is also an acceptable plural form. However, it is easier to use the plural form staffs, which is valid for all meanings of the word staff. The plural of several other words that end in -f are also formed this way, including playoff/playoffs, cliff/cliffs, and roof/roofs. In some instances, words that end in -f are made plural by changing the ending to -ves, as in half/halves or leaf/leaves, which derives directly from their original pluralization in Old English. This is the plural form we see in staff/staves.
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