"colleagues" in the noun sense
1. colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow
an associate that one works with
2. colleague, confrere, fellow
a person who is member of one's class or profession
"the surgeon consulted his colleagues"
"he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
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