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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151 87% of the 1 000 companies surveyed employ part-time staff.
152 Not telling the staff before they read the news in the papers was an error of judgment.
153 We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses.
154 Catering staff staged a sit-down protest as a gesture of solidarity with the striking nurses.
155 She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff.
156 Previous students have had nothing but praise for the course content and staff.
157 The company is desperate to halt the haemorrhage of skilled staff.
158 Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits.
159 Health inspectors castigated the kitchen staff for poor standards of cleanliness.
160 The procedure must be clear and comprehensible to all staff.
161 In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.
162 Hospital staff are coming under pressure to work longer hours.
163 For months there was a veto on employing new staff.
164 I have a professor on my staff here as liaison with our higher education institutions.
165 Staff evacuated the building and a roll call was taken outside.
166 We instruct our staff never to strike back however angry they feel.
167 The successful applicant will be working closely with our international staff.
168 a staff of ten or plural:I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:The staff in this shop are very helpful.
169 Little did I know that I would actually wind up being on the staff.
170 When he got back to the office, Green unloaded on his staff.
171 There is widespread discontent among the staff at the proposed changes to pay and conditions.
172 Have you costed out how much it will be to hire another member of staff?
173 The hotel staff were glad to see the back of such a difficult guest.
174 Stress at work is a matter of concern to staff and management.
175 The rest of the staff have been hired on short-term contracts.
176 Staff withdrew from the main part of the prison but secured the perimeter.
177 Hospital staff were outside to welcome him,(www.Sentencedict.com) waving flags and applauding.
178 He instructed his staff to crank up for an all - out fight against the nomination.
179 The trade unions took up the cudgels for the 367 staff made redundant.
180 All the resources and staff available were brought into play to cope with the crisis.