Staff-officers

  • 11staff — staff1 [staf, stäf] n. pl. staffs; also, for STAFF1 senses 1 & 5, staves [ME staf < OE stæf, akin to Ger stab, < IE base * steb(h) , post, pole > STEM1, STAMP] 1. a stick, rod, or pole; specif., a) a stick used …

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  • 12staff — ► NOUN 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) the employees of an organization. 2) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters. 3) a long stick used as a support or… …

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  • 13Staff Noncommissioned Officer — Staff noncommissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps are those career Marines serving in grades E 6 through and including E 9. The ranks include Staff Sergeant (E 6), Gunnery Sergeant (E 7), Master Sergeant / First Sergeant (E 8), and …

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  • 14staff college — noun (military) A college that trains officers for staff appointments • • • Main Entry: ↑staff …

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  • 15staff — [n1] employees of organization agents, assistants, cadre, cast, crew, deputies, faculty, force, help, officers, operatives, organization, personnel, servants, shop, teachers, team, workers, work force; concept 325 staff [n2] stick, usually for… …

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  • 16officers of instruction — index faculty (teaching staff) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17Officers' Training Corps — A Saladin armoured car of the Cambridge University OTC on exercise in 1974 The Officer Training Corps (OTC) is a part of the British Army which provides military leadership training to students at UK universities. The name Officer Training Corps… …

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  • 18staff — I. noun (plural staffs or staves) Etymology: Middle English staf, from Old English stæf; akin to Old High German stab staff, Sanskrit stabhnāti he supports Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long stick carried in the hand for support in walking b …

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  • 19staff — n. personnel 1) an administrative; coaching; editorial; hospital; medical; nursing; office; teaching staff 2) a skeleton staff 3) on the staff 4) (misc.) to join a staff (she joined the staff as an editor) group of officers serving a commander 5) …

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  • 20Staff of Government Division — The Staff of Government Division of the High Court of Justice (usually shorted to Staff of Government Division) is the Court of Appeal in the Isle of Man. It hears all appeals, both criminal and civil, from the High Court. It is the second… …

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