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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181 The training is designed to give staff confidence in managing problems.
182 Many companies still treat their management staff better than their workers.
183 The company will serve a meal at noon to all staff workers.
184 The manager turned a blind eye when his staff were late.
185 We have regular fire drills to ensure that the staff know how to evacuate the building.
186 A second room was needed for the spillover of staff and reporters.
187 Nothing is ever decided, and all the uncertainty is very bad for staff morale.
188 All the staff should be involved in the decision-making process.
189 The boss dropped her from the staff after three weeks.
190 A good company pension scheme remains a potent weapon for attracting staff.
191 Airline staff have fired a warning shot across the company's bows by threatening to strike if higher pay increases are not offered.
192 Over 500 staff are facing the axe at the Nottingham factory.
193 We could take on extra staff - that's one possibility.
194 A high percentage of the female staff are part-time workers.
195 The bank's staff were already angered by a meagre 3.1% pay rise.
196 She had a total staff of 10 working under her.
197 The hotel prides itself on being a good employer that treats its staff well.
198 They planned to reduce staff and thus to cut costs.
199 The senator denied that he was romantically involved with a member of his staff.
200 The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.
201 The hospital manager has promised to take the matter up with the member of staff involved.
202 Options are offered subject to staff availability and the constraints of the timetable.
203 We have taken on extra staff to cope with the increased workload.
204 I'm afraid we had to let several of our staff go.
205 One of the station staff spotted that I was in difficulty,(sentencedict.com) and came to help.
206 The closure of the project is bad news for her staff.
207 Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views.
208 Extra staff have been taken on to cover busy periods.
209 Generous redundancy terms had triggered a stampede of staff wanting to leave.
210 From time to time she would really tear into her staff.