staff
/stɑːf/noun
उच्चारण स्टाफ़
कर्मचारी वर्ग, स्टाफ़; छड़ी
Basic word
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[C, usually sing., with singular or plural verb]
all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group; the people who work at a school, college, but who are not students; a group of senior army officers; a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing, or as a weapon
कर्मचारी वर्ग, स्टाफ़; छड़ी
- The staff are friendly.
- teaching staff
- the Chief of Army Staff
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- The hotel staff were very helpful.
- Our staff are on leave for the festival.
- Additional staff will be hired for the exam season.
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[T]
to work in an institution, a company; to provide people to work in an institution, a company
कर्मचारी उपलब्ध कराना
- The office is staffed by volunteers.
- The clinic is staffed by two doctors and four nurses.
- The library is staffed throughout the day.
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- The new unit will be staffed by trained volunteers.
¶Idioms 1
the staff of life
(literary) a basic food, especially bread
जीवन का आधार (मुख्य भोजन, विशेषकर रोटी)
- Rice is the staff of life in many parts of India.
- Bread was once called the staff of life.
§Grammar and usage
Staff is a collective noun, used with a singular verb (as a group: 'The staff is small') or more often a plural verb in British English (as individuals: 'The staff are on strike'); one person is a staff member or member of staff (not 'a staff').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: staff समूहवाचक noun है, singular verb (समूह के रूप में: 'The staff is small') या British English में अधिकतर plural verb (व्यक्तियों के रूप में: 'The staff are on strike') के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है; एक व्यक्ति staff member या member of staff है ('a staff' नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Staff room, staff selection (the Staff Selection Commission, SSC, recruits staff for government departments; it was set up in 1975), short-staffed (not having enough workers).
Collocations: staff room, staff selection (कर्मचारी चयन आयोग, SSC, सरकारी विभागों के लिए कर्मचारियों की भर्ती करता है; यह 1975 में बना), short-staffed (पर्याप्त कर्मचारी न होना)।
The staff of life (bread or basic food).
Idiom 'the staff of life' (ब्रेड या मूल भोजन)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post was created in 2019 (General Bipin Rawat was the first CDS); there are separate chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force staff.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) का पद 2019 में बना (जनरल बिपिन रावत पहले CDS थे); थल सेना, नौसेना और वायु सेना के अलग-अलग प्रमुख हैं।