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staff — ▪ I. staff staff 1 [stɑːf ǁ stæf] noun staff PLURALFORM HUMAN RESOURCES [countable] the people who work for an organization or business: • We now employ a staff of 25. • Every member of staff has strengths and weaknesses … Financial and business terms
staff — staff1 W2S2 [sta:f US stæf] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(workers)¦ 2¦(stick)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 the staff of life ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: stAf stick ] 1.) ¦(WORKERS)¦ [C also + plural verb British English] the people who work for an organization … Dictionary of contemporary English
member — mem|ber W1S1 [ˈmembə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: membre, from Latin membrum] 1.) a person or country that belongs to a group or organization ▪ The majority of union members voted in favour of a strike. member of ▪ He is a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
staff — 1 noun 1 WORKERS a) (countable, also + plural verb BrE) the people who work for an organization, especially a school or business: The school s staff is excellent. | We now employ a staff of 25. | member of staff: Complaints by members of staff… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
member — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elite, high ranking, influential, key, leading, powerful, prominent ▪ ranking (AmE), senior … Collocations dictionary
staff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full time, part time ▪ permanent, temporary (esp. BrE) ▪ skeleton ▪ We ll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas … Collocations dictionary
staff — I UK [stɑːf] / US [stæf] noun Word forms staff : singular staff plural staffs *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: can be followed by a singular or plural verb It is a small… … English dictionary
staff member — noun 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) • Syn: ↑staffer • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑US, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
member — noun (C) 1 someone who has joined a particular club, group, or organization: I m a member of the local tennis club. | club/union/party etc members: The strike was approved by a majority of union members. | member states/countries/organizations… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
staff*/*/*/ — [stɑːf] noun [singular/U] I the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution The embassy employs around 50 people on its full time staff.[/ex] She joined the staff in 1996.[/ex] Peter became a very valued member of staff … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
