A Corps is a part of the army which has special duties.
...the Army Medical Corps.
...the Russian Officer Corps.
2. countable noun
The Corps is the United States Marine Corps.
[US]
...seventy-five men, all combat veterans, all members of The Corps' most exclusiveunit.
3. countable noun
A corps is a small group of people who do a special job.
...the diplomatic corps.
...the foreign press corps.
More Synonyms of corps
corps in British English
(kɔː)
nounWord forms: pluralcorps (kɔːz)
1.
a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
2.
a military body with a specific function
intelligence corps
medical corps
3.
a body of people associated together
the diplomatic corps
Word origin
C18: from French, from Latin corpus body
corps in American English
(kɔr)
nounWord forms: pluralcorps (kɔrz)
1.
a body of people associated in some work, organization, etc. under common direction
a diplomatic corps
2. Military
a.
a branch of the armed forces having some specialized function
the Signal Corps, the Marine Corps
b.
a tactical subdivision of an army, normally composed of two or more divisions, plus auxiliary service troops
Word origin
ME < OFr corps, cors, body < L corpus, body: see corpus
Examples of 'corps' in a sentence
corps
This sounds like something the diplomatic corps have dreamt up.
The Sun (2011)
The diplomatic corps has pressed the government to act.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was my first opportunity to observe up close the other foreign press corps on a story.
Aidan Hartley THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003)
Perhaps it's time we put our own pop stars to work in the diplomatic corps.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Not winding him up is a far trickier proposition, the sort of thing only remotely possible after a career in the diplomatic corps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He served with the Black Watch and the army intelligence corps.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Since then, life for the world's oldest military corps has been less hectic.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She was subsequently assigned to the diplomatic corps and spent much of the rest of her life in Soviet embassies in Scandinavia.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
Journalists from other networks also expressed their shock at the death of a popular figure within the foreign press corps in the Middle East.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
corps
British English: corps NOUN
A corps is a part of the army which has special duties.
...the Army Medical Corps.
American English: corps
Brazilian Portuguese: unidade
Chinese: 特别小组
European Spanish: cuerpo
French: corps
German: Korps
Italian: corpo
Japanese: 特殊任務を持った部隊
Korean: 군단
European Portuguese: unidade
Latin American Spanish: cuerpo
All related terms of 'corps'
Job Corps
a Federal organization established in 1964 to train unemployed youths in order to make it easier for them to find work
army corps
a military formation that comprises two or more divisions and additional support arms
cadet corps
a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
Camel Corps
a brigade of infantry mounted on camels used by the British army in various campaigns
Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is an American organization that sends young people to help with projects in developing countries.
press corps
The press corps is a group of journalists who are all working in a particular place, for different newspapers .
canine corps
a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security , tracking , etc
Marine Corps
→ United States Marine Corps
signal corps
the part of an army in charge of communications , as by radio
Ordnance Corps
a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
corps diplomatique
the entire body of diplomats accredited to a given state
diplomatic corps
The diplomatic corps is the group of all the diplomats who work in one city or country .
Intelligence Corps
a military department that gathers and analyzes information
corps de ballet
In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
esprit de corps
Esprit de corps is a feeling of loyalty and pride that is shared by the members of a group who consider themselves to be different from other people in some special way .
Quartermaster Corps
the branch of the U.S. Army that supplies food, water, fuel , clothing , etc. to soldiers
Officers' Training Corps
part of the British Army which provides military leadership training to students at UK universities
United States Marine Corps
a branch of the United States armed forces trained for land, sea, and aerial combat , responsible especially for amphibious operations : a separate service within the Department of the Navy
Chinese translation of 'corps'
corps
(kɔːʳ)
Word forms:plcorps
n(c)
(Mil) 特种(種)部队(隊) (tèzhǒng bùduì) (支, zhī)
[of diplomats, journalists]团(團) (tuán)
(noun)
Definition
an organized body of people
an officer in the Army Medical Corps
Synonyms
team
Mr Hunter and his management team
unit
a secret military unit
regiment
...a regiment of hungry customers...
detachment
a detachment of marines
company
The division consists of two tank companies and one infantry company.
body
the police representative body
band
bands of government soldiers
division
troop
She was aware of a little troop of travellers watching them.
squad
The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.
crew
The film crew spent nearly twelve weeks shooting in Thailand.
contingent
There were contingents from the navies of virtually all UN countries.
squadron
Additional synonyms
in the sense of band
Definition
having legs curved outwards at the knees
bands of government soldiers
Synonyms
gang,
company,
group,
set,
party,
team,
lot,
club,
body,
association,
crowd,
troop,
pack,
camp,
squad,
crew (informal),
assembly,
mob,
horde,
troupe,
posse (informal),
clique,
coterie,
bevy
in the sense of body
Definition
a group regarded as a single entity
the police representative body
Synonyms
organization,
company,
group,
society,
league,
association,
band,
congress,
institution,
corporation,
federation,
outfit (informal),
syndicate,
bloc,
confederation
in the sense of company
Definition
a small unit of troops
The division consists of two tank companies and one infantry company.