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noun

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

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Also called diplomatic body.

Words nearby diplomatic corps

diplomat, diplomate, diplomatic, diplomatically, diplomatic bag, diplomatic corps, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic pouch, diplomatics, Diplomatic Service, diplomatist

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How to use diplomatic corps in a sentence

Striped pants cookie-pushers in our diplomatic corps do nothing at American embassies but give cocktail parties.
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For all we know, there could be countless closeted musclemen in the French diplomatic corps.
French Ambassador May Be Too Sexy for Tunisia|Eric Pape|February 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The American diplomat acknowledged frustration within the diplomatic corps.
Kim Jong Il Names Successor|Philip Shenon|July 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The evening held special sweetness for the American diplomatic corps assigned to Paris, for they had long resented Dr. Evans.
When France Adored Us|Jill Jonnes|July 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST

The box of the diplomatic corps was just opposite us, and our gay little Mrs. F. sat in it dressed in white satin.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
We shall have a great change in the course of the summer, in the diplomatic corps here.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII|Various
It was attended by members of the Cabinet, Senate, House, diplomatic corps and many others prominent in official and social life.
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2)|Ida Husted Harper
Tom was fit to be a member of the diplomatic corps—bully and bribe in the same breath!
Breaking Away|Oliver Optic
The President occupies the central pavilion, surrounded by the members of the cabinet and the diplomatic corps.
Worldly Ways and Byways|Eliot Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for diplomatic corps

diplomatic corps

diplomatic body

noun

the entire body of diplomats accredited to a given state

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British Dictionary definitions for diplomatic corps

diplomatic body