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1 WORKERS [countable, uncountable] the people who work for an organization
staff of 10/50 etc
Our department has a staff of seven.
The entire staff has done an outstanding job this year.
They employ a total of 150 staff.
The staff were very helpful.
medical/academic/library etc staff
a strike by ambulance staff
one of our longest-serving staff members
member of staff British English
I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.
on the staff (of something)
We were both on the staff of the British Film Institute at the time.
on staff American English
Joan is the only lawyer we have on staff.
a staff meeting
staff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)
GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
• In British English, staff is usually followed by a plural verb:
The staff are against the idea
.
• In American English, staff is usually followed by a singular verb:
The museum’s staff is composed of volunteers.
• You say a staff member (or a member of staff in British English) or an employee, when talking about one person on the staff. ✗Don’t use a staff to refer to one person.
• When talking about different groups of people, the plural form staffs is sometimes used, but it is much less common than staff:
head teachers and their staffs
2 STICK [countable] (plural staves /steɪvz/)
a) old use a long thick stick to help you walk
b) a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies
3 MUSIC [countable] especially American English the set of five lines that music is written on SYN stave
4 → the staff of life
→ general staff, ground staff
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + STAFF
full-time/part-time staff
The school has over 100 full-time staff.
permanent/temporary staff
Much of the work is done by temporary staff.
senior/junior staff
I have taken on board the comments of my senior staff.
medical/academic/technical etc staff
We would like to thank all the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital.
hospital/library/office etc staff
He had responsibility for training library staff.
support staff (=office staff, technical staff etc)
A school needs good support staff.
trained/qualified staff
Recruitment of trained staff was a continuing problem.
STAFF + NOUN
a staff member (also a member of staff British English)
At least one staff member should always be present.
a staff meeting
On Wednesdays there’s our weekly staff meeting.
staff training
The company has made a massive investment in staff training.
the staff room British English (=a room for teachers in a school)
I usually have a coffee in the staff room before school starts.
staff morale (=how happy and confident the staff somewhere feel)
Staff morale has been badly affected by the reorganisation.
VERBS
have staff (also employ staff formal)
The hotel has 145 staff.
join the staff
Kelly Jones has joined the staff as a medical secretary.
PHRASES
be on the staff British English, be on staff American English:
He is no longer on the staff.
