Synonyms for staff
stæf, stɑfstaff

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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, staff, 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, staff, 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, staff-officers, commissioned officers

4. staffnoun

   Synonyms:
   stanza, verse, stave

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1. staffnoun

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

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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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1. staff

   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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How to use staff in a sentence?

1. James Cavallaro:

   We will have to lay off nearly half of our staff, 30 people, unless we get a cash injection by July, we are working very hard to stave off this crisis.

2. Jim Antos:

   Can HKMA regulate an institution the size of HSBC? They would have to hire in more staff, expand the scope of their coverage and communicate more with other regulators.

3. Top US general:

   We are confident that Federal Reserve staff understand their obligations and are committed to maintaining both the confidentiality of sensitive information and the integrity of our workforce. however, Federal Reserve still has limited approval requirements for international collaborations or prohibitions on participating in a talent recruitment plan.

4. The NEA:

   Unlike other Arts Endowment funding programs that offer project-based support, American Rescue Plan funds are intended to support day-to-day business expenses/operating costs, and not specific programmatic activities. These funds are intended to help support jobs in the arts sector, keep the doors open to arts organizations nationwide, and assist the field in its response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The ARP funding awarded to Fresh Meat Productions and Queer Cultural Center is to support staff salaries.

5. Knox News:

   Sandy Blankenships pictured with Sandy Blankenships daughter husband, Rex. ( Courtesy of Sandy Blankenships daughter) A family member of another resident took to Facebook to describe staff members work against the virus as fighting a fire you cant see.