Staff
Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round, or for forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger structure, forming joints which may afterward be repaired and concealed with fresh plaster.
A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike.
A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds.
A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.
A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
The round of a ladder.
A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.
The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.
An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.
The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.
An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution. See Etat Major.
Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper.
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Staff Quotations
Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it.
Barack Obama
Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.
James Russell Lowell
I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.
Gerald R. Ford
One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.
Jean Kerr
When you see a woman who can go nowhere without a staff of admirers, it is not so much because they think she is beautiful, it is because she has told them they are handsome.
Jean Giraudoux
I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.
Aleister Crowley
When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.
Lyndon B. Johnson
I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.
Wanda Sykes
Money won't buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.
Bill Vaughan
See that the President, the Cabinet and staff are informed. If cut out of the information flow, their decisions may be poor, not made, or not confidently or persuasively implemented.
Donald Rumsfeld
Staff Translations
staff in Afrikaans is staf
staff in Dutch is staf
staff in French is personnelle
staff in German is Personal, Stab, Stab, Stock, Belegschaft
staff in Italian is personale, redazione
staff in Spanish is redaccion, empleados
staff in Swedish is stav, personal, stab
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