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staff
What does staff mean?
staff (noun): personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use staff in a sentence?
- The hospital has an excellent nursing staff. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The general relied on his staff to make routine decisions. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce staff?
/stæf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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an answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply
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personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
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