staf

Definitions of staf
  1. noun
    a stick carried in the hand for support in walking
    synonyms: wandelstok
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    type of:
    stick, stok
    an implement consisting of a length of wood
  2. noun
    the body of teachers and administrators at a school
    synonyms: docentencorps, docentenkorps, faculteit
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    type of:
    apparaat, instantie, lichaam, orgaan
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  3. noun
    personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
    synonyms: personeel
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    types:
    kantoorpersoneel
    professional or clerical workers in an office
    type of:
    personeel, personeelsafdeling, personeelszaken
    group of people willing to obey orders
  4. noun
    a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office
    synonyms: herdersstaf
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    type of:
    balk, diagram, notenbalk
    a rod carried as a symbol
  5. noun
    a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments
    synonyms: stafmuziek
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    type of:
    band, fanfarekorps, kapel, korps, muziekkapel, muziekkorps
    instrumentalists not including string players
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