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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211 She has a staff of four who collectively earn almost $200 000.
212 Recruiting staff used to be done by means of the old boy network.
213 The staff cuts have meant that we haven't been working at full strength for over a year. Sentencedict.com
214 The number of full-time staff has declined from 300 to just 50.
215 A spokesperson said that the bank expects to make 15,000 staff redundant over the next three years.
216 Sales staff get a generous mileage allowance or a company car.
217 Appointing one woman to the otherwise all-male staff could look like tokenism.
218 Staff at the bank have apparently been lining their pockets with money from investors' accounts.
219 Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.
220 The manager expressed deep regret at/for the number of staff reductions.
221 The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity.
222 The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals.
223 She has been on the staff of the hospital for most of her working life.
224 The profit-sharing plan is designed to motivate the staff to work hard.
225 The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion .
226 His remarks led to the breakdown of talks between the staff and the management.
227 Financial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.
228 Mrs Simpson is responsible for the induction of new library staff.
229 It's a sign of good breeding to know the names of all your staff.
230 A staff clear-out is being planned at party headquarters .
231 When the inspection group declared that the accounts checked, the staff all cheered.
232 The salaries of temporary employees ought to be brought into line with those of permanent staff.