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a skeleton staff

/ə ˈskɛlətən stæf/ /ə ˈskɛlɪtən stɑːf/
noun Neutral
  1. 1 asgari sayıda personel, nöbetçi kadro

Definition (English)

Only the few employees who are essential for a service to keep running, for example during holidays.

Example Sentences

  1. Over the holiday period, the office is run by a skeleton staff of just three people.
    Tatil döneminde ofis yalnızca üç kişiden oluşan nöbetçi bir kadroyla çalışıyor.
  2. When the snowstorm closed the roads, the supermarket stayed open with a skeleton staff who lived nearby.
    Kar fırtınası yolları kapatınca süpermarket, yakında oturan asgari sayıda personelle açık kaldı.

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