Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In heraldry, surrounded or combined with staffs: as, an annulet staffed, a ring from which staffs or scepters radiate.
  • Provided with a staff or body of officers; officered.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Occupied by staff, having members of staff.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of staff.

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Examples

  • It's a puente, so all the crossings will be minimally staffed from the 14th to the 19th, I'm sure.

    Crossing through Laredo 2005

  • The catalog of what has gone wrong with our administration of the occupation of Iraq rivals the list of administration lies that led to the beginning of the war in Iraq, but today's Washington Post report on the way the Congressional Provisional Authority was staffed is a stunner.

    R-E-S-P-E-C-T 2004

  • The catalog of what has gone wrong with our administration of the occupation of Iraq rivals the list of administration lies that led to the beginning of the war in Iraq, but today's Washington Post report on the way the Congressional Provisional Authority was staffed is a stunner.

    Quote of the Day 2004

  • The catalog of what has gone wrong with our administration of the occupation of Iraq rivals the list of administration lies that led to the beginning of the war in Iraq, but today's Washington Post report on the way the Congressional Provisional Authority was staffed is a stunner.

    The Green Zone as Young Republican playground 2004

  • The catalog of what has gone wrong with our administration of the occupation of Iraq rivals the list of administration lies that led to the beginning of the war in Iraq, but today's Washington Post report on the way the Congressional Provisional Authority was staffed is a stunner.

    Archive 2004-05-01 2004

  • The catalog of what has gone wrong with our administration of the occupation of Iraq rivals the list of administration lies that led to the beginning of the war in Iraq, but today's Washington Post report on the way the Congressional Provisional Authority was staffed is a stunner.

    Quote of the day 2004

  • A permanent office, fully staffed, is the only way of not being forgotten in the constant parade seeking to tap this most intriguing of offshore markets.

    The Role of Government in the Economy of the '90s 1988

  • PTA members have already stepped in this year to volunteer as teacher aides and library assistants in short-staffed schools, she said.

    The Shad Plank 2010

  • And the firefighters union, in particular in Vallejo, is saying that they work overtime because it ` s very lowly staffed, which is kind of a vicious circle, really.

    CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2008 2008

  • I would like your team to be "staffed" mainly by the commercial and academic community.

    Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

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