on (the) staff
idiom
US
: working as a member of the group of people employed by an organization or business
We have a full time nurse on staff.
He's been on the staff for 25 years.
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The department recorded 1,938 assaults on staff statewide in 2024, up from 1,043 assaults in 2019.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers announced their coaching staff for the 2025 season on Tuesday, and Brian Griese was not on the staff as quarterbacks coach.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Image In interviews after his retirement from the State Department, Mr. Wisner made frequent reference to his role during the Nixon administration on the staff of Henry A. Kissinger as the White House pursued diplomacy to end a guerrilla war in Zimbabwe, then called Rhodesia, in the 1970s.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Kekuewa and Carroll join Watts, Hall, Lukabu, and former defensive quality control coach Bobby Maffei amid the team’s offseason shakeup on the staff.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
The San Francisco 49ers announced their coaching staff for the 2025 season on Tuesday, and Brian Griese was not on the staff as quarterbacks coach.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
Image In interviews after his retirement from the State Department, Mr. Wisner made frequent reference to his role during the Nixon administration on the staff of Henry A. Kissinger as the White House pursued diplomacy to end a guerrilla war in Zimbabwe, then called Rhodesia, in the 1970s.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Kekuewa and Carroll join Watts, Hall, Lukabu, and former defensive quality control coach Bobby Maffei amid the team’s offseason shakeup on the staff.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
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“On (the) staff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20staff. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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