Staffauthority: authority given to individuals who support, assist, and advise others who have line authority.
参谋职权：对拥有直线职权的管理者，提供支持、协助和建议的权力。
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The National Disaster Management Authority, set up at America’s expense after 3m people were displaced by fighting in the Swat area last year, had only a dozen staff and fewer computers.
Congress could also give more cash and authority to the FDA, which now has just four staff working feverishly to ease the shortages. But Republicans would resist.