staff#1 (n)

n08439955

type n
lex_filenum 14
def personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
examples the hospital has an excellent nursing staff
the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
Outgoing links
Hypernym force, personnel
Derivationally related form staff → staff; staff → staff
Hyponym newsroom; office, office staff; research staff; sales staff; security staff; service staff, maintenance staff; general staff; headquarters staff
Member meronym staff member, staffer
Incoming links
Hypernym newsroom; office, office staff; research staff; sales staff; security staff; service staff, maintenance staff; general staff; headquarters staff
Hyponym force, personnel
Member holonym staff member, staffer
Derivationally related form staff → staff; staff → staff

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