staff

n 1: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an

assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing

staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine

decisions"

2: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian

purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

3: the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the

dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the

university" [syn: {faculty}]

4: a rod carried as a symbol

5: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the

musical notes are written [syn: {stave}]

v : provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"