staff vs general staff

general staff vs staff

staff and general staff both are nouns.

staff is a verb but general staff is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
staff	Yes	No	Yes	No
general staff	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, general staff is a hyponym of staff; that is, general staff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than staff:

staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
general staff: military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy

Other hyponyms of staff include newsroom, office, office staff, research staff, sales staff, security staff, maintenance staff, service staff, headquarters staff.

staff (noun)	general staff (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose	military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
a rod carried as a symbol
the body of teachers and administrators at a school
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

staff (verb)	general staff (verb)
provide with staff
serve on the staff of

Difference between staff and general staff

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