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Encyclopedia > Staff of office

A staff of office is a staff and carrying it often denotes social rank or prestige.


Church sidesmen or dodsmen bear sticks or wands of office; bishops may wield their croziers or crooks; monarchs often flaunt sceptres. A gold- or silver-topped cane can express social standing (or dandyism). Military officers carry a residual threat of physical punishment in their swagger sticks, and the conductors of orchestras have in their batons symbols of authority as well as tools of their trade.


Compare corporate bodies' use of maces and note Sigmund Freud's views on phallic symbolism.


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Staff of office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (181 words)
A staff of office is a staff, the carrying of which often denotes an official's position, a social rank or a degree of social prestige.
Church sidesmen or dodsmen bear sticks or rods or wands of office; bishops may wield their croziers or crooks; monarchs often have a sceptre signifying their office.
For positions which take their titles from their staff of office, see:
Office Staff (323 words)
Elaina was recognized by the SVUSD as the Classified Employee of the Year at the District Office.
Hundreds of letters were written on her behalf because of her efficiency, friendly attitude, and the ability to handle the variety of problem situations that come to the front office.
She is highly respected by the faculty, staff and the parents of Lake Forest Elementary School.
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