corps
Americannoun
plural
corps-
Military.
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a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: corps of cadets.
the U.S. Marine Corps;
corps of cadets.
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Also called army corps. a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
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a group of persons associated or acting together.
the diplomatic corps;
the press corps.
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Printing. a Continental designation that, preceded by a number, indicates size of type in Didot points of 0.0148 inch (3.8 millimeters).
14 corps.
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Obsolete. corpse.
noun
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a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
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a military body with a specific function
intelligence corps
medical corps
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a body of people associated together
the diplomatic corps
Etymology
Origin of corps
First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English corps, cors, from Middle French, from Latin corpus “body”; corpse
Example Sentences
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It’s typical of the home-state reporting corps to guffaw when their own governor is touted as a presidential candidate.
From Los Angeles Times
The Rams selected running back Jarquez Hunter in the fourth round of the draft, adding him to a running back corps that also included veteran Ronnie Rivers.
From Los Angeles Times
When the entire press corps turns up with the same message - Alonso's future is uncertain - it usually means that message comes from the very top and that sources from the changing room back it up.
From BBC
Along the near mile of the cedar-lined street, there were glorious lights, children singing and a soul-thumping procession by alumni of the John Muir High School drum corps.
From Los Angeles Times
China has also rapidly built out its marine corps, from two brigades in 2017 to 11 today, that would execute missions in tandem or separately from the army.
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