staff

noun

1.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Derived from:
staff
2.
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
3.
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
Derived from:
staff
4.
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
5.
a rod carried as a symbol
6.
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written