Paramilitary
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power. a member of a paramilitary group
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: relating to a paramilitary
Personnel
Part of speech: noun
Definition: employees; office staff
Example sentence: The inattention of the Bush administration to the threat from al Qaeda had results. Shortly before 9/11, Bush's attorney general, John Ashcroft, turned down FBI requests for some 400 additional counterterrorism personnel.