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general::
noun ADJ. full-time, part-time | permanent, temporary | skeleton We'll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas. | experienced, professional, qualified, skilled, trained | unskilled | junior, senior | ancillary, support | general (= officers assisting a military leader in administration and planning) | academic, administrative, editorial, etc. | nursing, teaching, etc. | hospital, hotel, etc. | bar, kitchen, etc. QUANT. member There are only four full-time members of staff in the company. VERB + STAFF employ, have The company has a staff of fifty. | appoint, engage, hire, recruit, take on staff appointed to the project I've heard they're recruiting staff at the moment. | dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack A spokesperson said that the bank expects to make 15,000 staff redundant over the next three years. | train | pay They pay their staff by cheque. | join He joined the editorial staff in 1999. | leave STAFF + NOUN member | levels, numbers, resources | shortage | turnover | cut | appointment The hospital is freezing staff appointments as part of its cutbacks. | development, training | morale | meeting | canteen, dining room, restaurant, room PREP. on the ~ (of) She has been on the staff of the hospital for most of her working life. PHRASES chief of staff (= the most senior officer serving under and advising the person who commands each of the armed forces), verb be staffed ADV. well | fully, properly The ward is now fully staffed. | adequately | inadequately, short I'm afraid we're desperately short staffed at the moment. PHRASES be staffed (entirely/largely/mainly) by/with sb The office will be staffed entirely with volunteers.
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general::
staff
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 AmE:
• He is no longer on the staff.
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