staff vs research staff

research staff vs staff

staff and research staff both are nouns.

staff is a verb but research staff is not a verb.

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

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

staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
research staff: a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory

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

staff (noun)	research staff (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose	a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory
(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)	research staff (verb)
provide with staff
serve on the staff of

Difference between staff and research staff

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