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special staff

American  

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. all staff officers assigned to headquarters of a division or higher unit who are not members of the general staff or personal staff.


Etymology

Origin of special staff

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The morning after Foden's arrest, she said there was a special staff meeting.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2024

Directly adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center is a Renaissance hotel with a pair of special staff members: robots.

From The Verge Jan. 11, 2018

The National Security Council is the president’s special staff for national security, and there’s room in the White House for only one.

From Washington Post Feb. 24, 2017

The congregation still will be standing when Cupich takes his seat in the cathedra, or teaching chair, and George presents him a special staff that once belonged to the late Cardinal George Mundelein.

From Chicago Tribune Nov. 17, 2014

A special staff could be retained to invent and apply new ideas.

From Problems of Conduct by Drake, Durant

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