- 1[countable, usually singular, uncountable, plural] all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group medical staff teaching staff staff members staff development/training a staff meeting a lawyer on the staff of the Worldwide Fund for Nature We have around 100 part-time staff. Topic CollocationsJobsgetting a job
- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out an application (form)
- send/e-mail your résumé/CV/application/application form/cover letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/a promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/hire/recruit staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread/delegate the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/professions/careers
- be/go/work freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in volunteer work
- leave/quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
- 2[singular] the people who work at a school, college, or university, but who do not teach students students, faculty, and staff
- 3[countable] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer see chief of staff, general staff
- 4[countable] (old-fashioned or formal) a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority
- 5(also stave) [countable] (music) a set of five lines on which music is written GrammarstaffStaff (sense 1) can be singular:a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb, this verb can be singular or plural:The staff in this store is/are very helpful.The plural form staffs is less frequent but is sometimes used to refer to more than one group of people:the senator and her staff (singular) senators and their staffs (plural).Idioms
a basic food, especially bread
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