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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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Unlike many developing countries, Pakistan boasts a competent diplomatic corps staffed by officers fluent in English.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

The letter is somewhat unusual for a diplomatic corps that is usually reluctant to engage in such fights publicly.

From New York Times Feb. 6, 2024

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

The diplomatic corps is not the traditional springboard for higher office, of course.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 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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