Synonym: committee, crew, force, gang, group, personnel, pole, rod, scepter, stick. Similar words: affect, affair, can afford, afford to, decaffeinated, star, stand, stay. Meaning: [stæf /stɑːf] 
n. 1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task 2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school 3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose 4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration 5. a rod carried as a symbol 6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. v. 1. provide with staff 2. serve on the staff of.
n. 1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task 2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school 3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose 4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration 5. a rod carried as a symbol 6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. v. 1. provide with staff 2. serve on the staff of. 
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31 Staff watched in horror as he set himself alight.
32 The school's teaching staff is excellent.
33 We're having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.
34 The entrances are guarded by watchful security staff.
35 All the staff wore name tags.
36 We were discussing the necessity of employing more staff.
37 Over half of the staff is female.
38 We have 20 part-time members of staff .
39 All the staff are enthusiastic about the project.
40 These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff.
41 Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.
42 The businesses showed a dramatic variation in how they treated their staff.
43 Most schools are extremely unwilling to cut down on staff in order to cut costs.
44 They ended up ripping down perimeter fencing and tussling with the security staff.
45 Our staff will be available to give you technical support .
46 The no-smoking policy was introduced with little resistance from staff.
47 Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.
48 He has been on the editorial staff of "Private Eye" since 1963.
49 The truth is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.
50 The staff in the London office are helpful but only have limited information.
51 Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance.
52 Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
53 The staff say there is no formal structure for negotiating pay increases.
54 Bank staff are to stage a series of lightning strikes in a dispute over staffing.
55 The security staff can see all the outside of the building on their CCTV monitors.
56 Several embassy staff were declared persona non grata and asked to leave the country within 48 hours.
57 The staff is working frantically on final arrangements for the summit.
58 The chairman told a news conference that some members of staff would lose their jobs.
59 He often loads a lot of work onto his staff.
60 The firm has less money and fewer staff than last year.