Synonyms for staff
stæf, stɑfstaff

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1. staffnoun

   to supply (a business) with employees

   Synonyms:
   personnel, stave

2. staffnoun

   A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.

   Synonyms:
   personnel, stave

3. staffnoun

   The employees of a business.

   The company employed 10 new staff this month.

   Synonyms:
   stave, personnel

4. staffnoun

   A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering (see Wikipedia article)

   Synonyms:
   personnel, stave

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1. staffnoun

   personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

   "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"

   Synonyms:
   stave, faculty

2. staffnoun

   a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

   "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

   Synonyms:
   stave, faculty

3. staff, facultynoun

   the body of teachers and administrators at a school

   "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"

   Synonyms:
   stave, module, mental faculty, faculty

4. staffnoun

   building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

   Synonyms:
   stave, faculty

5. staffnoun

   a rod carried as a symbol

   Synonyms:
   stave, faculty

6. staff, staveverb

   (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

   Synonyms:
   stave, round, rung, faculty, lag

7. staffverb

   provide with staff

   "This position is not always staffed"

8. staffverb

   serve on the staff of

   "The two men staff the reception desk"

Matched Categories

1. • Building Material
   • Force
   • Provide
   • Serve
   • Stick
   • Symbol

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   cane, stick, pole, rod, partisan, truncheon

2. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, prop, stay

3. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   ÉTAT MAJOR, staff-officers, commissioned officers

4. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   stanza, verse, stave

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   rod, stick, cane, truncheon, mace, crozier, support, bourdon

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "staff":

   personnel, personal, employees, officials, officers, staffing, employee, servants, agents, manpower, workforce, officer, staff, collaborators, template, état-major, team, workers, staf, recruitment

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. staff

   Synonyms:
   Medical staff, see there
   

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   The staff symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the staff symbol and its characteristic.

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1. White House:

   At the only Cabinet meeting so far of 2019, President Trump was seated next to an acting secretary of defense and an acting secretary of interior, across from President Trump is President Trump. To the right is the acting head of White House Budget Office. And President Trump's acting because the former White House budget chief is now acting chief of staff.

2. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid:

   I talked to the President, I talked to the White House chief of staff many times, i talked to his political guy today. And he should pick who he things is best.

3. Mary Schmidt Campbell:

   We appreciate the active involvement of our local and federal officials, we continue to count on them to work with us to add additional protective resources and to step up their investigations into these threats. The students, faculty and staff of Spelman deserve the ability to conduct the college's mission with calm, confidence, and security.

4. Heidi Andermack:

   Being treated and compensated well and receiving great benefits taught me how important that is for staff loyalty.

5. President Biden:

   His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring our country together again.