staff - [staf, stahf] - O.E. stæf "walking stick, strong pole used for carrying, rod used as a weapon", from PIE base *stebh- "post, stem, to support, place firmly on, fasten"– noun - 1. a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking. 2. a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive. 3. a member of a staff. 4. those members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project. 5. a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc. 6. a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace. 7. a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed. 8. something that supports or sustains. 9. Also, stave. Music. a set of horizontal lines, now five in number, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written. 10. Archaic. the shaft of a spear, lance, etc. – adjective - 11. of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff: a staff officer; staff meetings. 12. (of a professional person) employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, or the like rather than being self-employed or practicing privately: a staff writer; staff physicians at the hospital. – verb (used with object) - 13. to provide with a staff of assistants or workers. 14. to serve on the staff of. 15. to send to a staff for study or further work (often fol. by out). – verb - (used without object) - 16. to hire employees, as for a new office or project .

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