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diplomatic corps

American  

noun

  1. the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.

diplomatic corps British  

noun

  1. the entire body of diplomats accredited to a given state

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A former British diplomat said Andrew was jokingly called “His Buffoon Highness” by members of the diplomatic corps in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Mr. Tarnoff was part of a cohort of Foreign Service officers who, inspired by the words of President John F. Kennedy, joined the American diplomatic corps in the early 1960s.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2023

This was the key accomplishment of this meeting, regardless of the intentions going into it: The world’s two most powerful countries—their leaders, diplomatic corps, and military officers—are talking again.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

Larbaoui, the incoming prime minister, rose from being an athlete on Algeria‘s national handball team to a member of the country’s diplomatic corps, having served as Algeria‘s ambassador to Egypt and the United Nations.

From Washington Times • Nov. 12, 2023

Headlines like “Untouchability Banished in India: Worshipped in America,” which appeared in a Bombay newspaper in 1951, mortified the US diplomatic corps.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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