WORD: STAFF
MEANING:
1. (Professions) a group of people employed by a company, individual, etc, for executive, clerical, sales work, etc
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) attached to or provided for the staff of an establishment: a staff doctor.
3. (Education) the body of teachers or lecturers of an educational institution, as distinct from the students
4. (Military) the officers appointed to assist a commander, service, or central headquarters organization in establishing policy, plans, etc
5. a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority
6. something that sustains or supports: bread is the staff of life.
7. (Heraldry) a pole on which a flag is hung
8. (Surveying) chiefly Brit a graduated rod used in surveying, esp for sighting to with a levelling instrument. Usual US name: rod
9. (Music, other) music
a. the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five (four in the case of plainsong) upon which music is written. The spaces between them are also used, being employed in conjunction with a clef in order to give a graphic indication of pitch
b. any set of five lines in this system together with its clef: the treble staff.
10. workforce, team, organization
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The staff of this shop are very helpful.
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
staff - स्टैफ
LINK: STAFF
MEANING:
1. (Professions) a group of people employed by a company, individual, etc, for executive, clerical, sales work, etc
2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) attached to or provided for the staff of an establishment: a staff doctor.
3. (Education) the body of teachers or lecturers of an educational institution, as distinct from the students
4. (Military) the officers appointed to assist a commander, service, or central headquarters organization in establishing policy, plans, etc
5. a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority
6. something that sustains or supports: bread is the staff of life.
7. (Heraldry) a pole on which a flag is hung
8. (Surveying) chiefly Brit a graduated rod used in surveying, esp for sighting to with a levelling instrument. Usual US name: rod
9. (Music, other) music
a. the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five (four in the case of plainsong) upon which music is written. The spaces between them are also used, being employed in conjunction with a clef in order to give a graphic indication of pitch
b. any set of five lines in this system together with its clef: the treble staff.
10. workforce, team, organization
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The staff of this shop are very helpful.
2. 7th Pay Commission: Here's why govt staffers aren't really celebrating windfall
PRONOUNCE:
staff - स्टैफ
LINK: STAFF
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