staff+of+authority
11staff — I. /staf / (say stahf) noun (plural staffs or, in certain contexts, staves /steɪvz / (say stayvz)) 1. a stick, pole, rod, or wand for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc. 2. a rod or wand serving as an ensign of office or… …
12Staff (stick) — For other uses of the word staff, see staff. A staff is a large, thick stick or stick shaped object used to help with walking, as a status symbol, as a component of traditional barrel making, or as a weapon. The plural form of staff was… …
13Authority (management) — In management authority is formal (or legitimate) authority specified in a charter gives a project manager the authority to act in the name of the sponsoring executive or on behalf on the organization.Referent authority refers to the ability to… …
14staff — {{11}}staff (n.) O.E. stæf walking stick, strong pole used for carrying, rod used as a weapon (also, in plural, letter, character, writing, Cf. stæfcræft grammar ), from P.Gmc. *stabaz (Cf. O.S. staf, O.N. stafr, O.Fris. stef, M.L.G., M.Du. staf …
15authority*/*/ — [ɔːˈθɒrəti] noun 1) [U] the power to make decisions and make people do what you want The president s authority is being questioned in the press.[/ex] Parents have legal authority over their children.[/ex] I don t have the authority to hire… …
16staff — I [[t]stæf, stɑf[/t]] n. pl. staffs; staves(stāvz) orstaffs 1) a group of people, esp. employees, who carry out the work of an establishment or perform a specific function 2) a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive 3) mil …
17staff — 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 …
18Staff of office — A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official s position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige.Church sidesmen or dodsmen bear sticks or rods or wands of office; bishops may wield their croziers or crooks;… …
19staff system — noun : a block system in which a suitably inscribed staff is delivered to the engineer of a train or caught up by the engine while moving as authority giving the right of way to a designated station …
20staff — n 1. stick, rod, pole, cane, crutch, stave, crook; walking stick, supplejack, alpenstock, Chiefly Irish Eng. shillelagh. 2. baton, wand, truncheon, rod of authority; mace, scepter, crosier, verge, fasces, Class. Myth. caduceus. 3. personnel,… …
