staff complement

stæf ˈkɒmplɪmənt

Definition

Definition of staff complement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

organization

total number of staff members in an organization

The hospital increased its staff complement to handle more patients.

personnel

workforce

employee group

group of employees working together

The staff complement worked efficiently to meet the project deadline.

staff

team

workforce

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Expressions with staff

staff up

increase the number of staff members

We need to staff up to handle the new project.

skeleton staff

minimum employees needed to run a business

During the holiday, the company operated with a skeleton staff.

dogs have masters, cats have staff

exp.

expresses dogs obey owners and cats expect to be served

Dogs have masters, cats have staff shows pet behavior differences.

completed staff work

work product ready for approval by superiors

The manager praised the completed staff work for its thoroughness.

staff member

employee part of an organization's workforce

She is a staff member at the local library.

medical staff

group of people who work in health care at a place

The medical staff rushed to treat the injured passengers.

Expressions with complement

full complement

entire number of items or people needed for a purpose

The ship sailed with its full complement of crew.

personnel complement

total number of staff in an organization

The personnel complement of the company is 150 employees.

complement system

group of blood proteins helping the body fight infections

The complement system helps destroy bacteria in the blood.

complement fixation

immune response where antigen-antibody complex inactivates complement

Complement fixation is used in diagnostic tests for infections.

complement fixation reaction

immunological test detecting antibodies by complement binding

The complement fixation reaction confirmed the presence of the virus.

nine's complement

digit-by-digit subtraction method giving nine minus each digit

The nine's complement of 456 is 543.

roller complement

set of rollers in a bearing or machine

The roller complement in the bearing needs replacement.

two's complement

method for representing signed numbers in binary form

Two's complement is used in most computer systems.

complement fixation test

serum procedure using antigen plus complement to identify antibodies or antigen

The doctor ordered a complement fixation test to check for certain infections.

Examples of staff complement in a sentence

A full staff complement is necessary for the project to succeed.
The staff complement attended the training session.
A full staff complement is required for the event.

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French:effectif, équipe, ...
German:Personalbestand, Mitarbeiterteam, ...
Italian:numero totale del personale, gruppo di dipendenti, ...
Spanish:complemento de personal, grupo de empleados, ...
Portuguese:total de funcionários, equipa de funcionários, ...
Chinese:员工总数, 员工团队, ...
Japanese:スタッフの総数, スタッフのグループ, ...
Arabic:عَدَد المُوَظَّفِين, طَاقِم مُوَظَّفِين, ...
Hebrew:מַצֶּבֶת כּוֹחַ אָדָם, מִצְבַּת עוֹבְדִים, ...
Russian:штат сотрудников, группа сотрудников, ...
Ukrainian:штатний склад, колектив співробітників, ...
Hindi:कर्मचारी पूरक, कर्मचारी समूह, ...
Bengali:কর্মী সংখ্যা, কর্মী দল, ...
Catalan:complement de personal, equip de personal, ...
Czech:počet zaměstnanců, zaměstnanecký tým, ...
Danish:personale komplement, personalegruppe, ...
Dutch:personeelsbestand, personeelsteam, ...
Greek:συνολικό προσωπικό, ομάδα προσωπικού, ...
Hungarian:létszám, munkatársi gárda, ...
Khmer:ចំនួនបុគ្គលិកសរុប, ក្រុមបុគ្គលិក, ...
Korean:전체 직원, 직원 팀, ...
Persian:تعداد کل کارکنان, گروه کارکنان, ...
Polish:całkowita liczba personelu, zespół pracowników, ...
Portuguese (BR):complemento de pessoal, equipe de funcionários, ...
Romanian:numărul total de personal, echipă de angajați, ...
Swedish:personalstyrka, personalgrupp, ...
Thai:จำนวนพนักงานทั้งหมด, กลุ่มพนักงาน, ...
Turkish:toplam personel sayısı, çalışan grubu, ...
Vietnamese:tổng số nhân viên, nhân viên, ...

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