"staff" | Definition and Related Words

staff

Noun

Personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task (synset 108456947)
"the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"

is a type of: force, personnel - group of people willing to obey orders
subtypes:
- newsroom - the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical
- office, office staff - professional or clerical workers in an office
- research staff - a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory
- sales staff - those in a business who are responsible for sales
- security staff - those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft
- maintenance staff, service staff - those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant
- general staff - military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy
- headquarters staff - military staff stationed at headquarters
member holonym: staff member, staffer - an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose (synset 104303399)
"he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

is a type of: stick - an implement consisting of a length of wood
subtypes:
- alpenstock - a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers
- baton - a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
- crook, shepherd's crook - a long staff with one end being hook shaped
- crutch - a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
- distaff - the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
- flagpole, flagstaff - a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
- pikestaff - the staff of a pike
- quarterstaff - a long stout staff used as a weapon
The body of teachers and administrators at a school (synset 108304507)
"the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"

is a type of: body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity

member holonym: prof, professor - someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university

belongs to: school - an educational institution

same as: faculty
Building material consisting of plaster and hair;
Used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration (synset 115074887)
is a type of: building material - material used for constructing buildings
A rod carried as a symbol (synset 107281865)
is a type of: symbol - an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
subtypes:
- crosier, crozier - a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
- mace - a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
- scepter, sceptre, verge, wand - a ceremonial or emblematic staff
- tipstaff - staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written (synset 106874910)
referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

is a type of: musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians
has:
- staff line - any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
- space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
same as: stave

Verb

Provide with staff (synset 201091160)
"This position is not always staffed"

is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

subtypes: man - provide with workers
Serve on the staff of (synset 201098150)
"The two men staff the reception desk"

is a type of: serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function

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