People who work as members of a staff, especially for a government office, organization, or institution.
From 'staff' (a group of workers), with the agent suffix '-er' added to make 'staffer,' then pluralized. Staff itself comes from a wooden stick symbolizing authority.
Congressional staffers are basically the invisible force running government—elected officials couldn't do anything without them, yet most people never hear their names! They're the real policy experts behind the scenes.
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