corps

corps  (kôr, kr)

n. pl. corps (kôrz, krz)

1.

a. A separate branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function.

b. A tactical unit of ground combat forces between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops.

2. A body of persons acting together or associated under common direction: the press corps. See Synonyms at band².

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[French, from Old French, from Latin corpus, body; see k^wrep- in Indo-European roots.]

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corps [kore]

Noun

pl corps

1. a military unit with a specific function: medical corps

2. an organized body of people: the diplomatic corps [French]

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Corps a body of men assigned to a special service, usually military; a number of students; members of an organization who wear uniforms, as St. John Ambulance Corps.

Examples: corps of actors [Dramatic Corps], 1831; of anatomists—Mensa; Corps de Ballet, 1845; of counsellors [legal], 1803; of giraffes; of instructors, 1859; ragged corps of labourers, 1832; of writers, 1882.

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See: army corps.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	corps - an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support army corps army unit - a military unit that is part of an army army, ground forces, regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state Women's Army Corps, WAC - an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army Reserve Officers Training Corps, ROTC - a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers division - an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
	2.	corps - a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps" body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic service - the body of diplomatic personnel

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corps

noun team, unit, regiment, detachment, company, body, band, division, troop, squad, crew, contingent, squadron

Translations

corps [kɔːʳ] [pl corps] [kɔːz] n → cuerpo;

press corps → gabinete m de prensa

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corps [kɔːʳ] [corps , pl ] [kɔːz] n → corps m;

the diplomatic corps → le corps diplomatique;

the press corps → la presse

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corps [kɔːʳ] [corps , pl ] n → Korps nt;

the press corps → die Presse

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corps [kɔːʳ ʃ] (pl) [corps] [kɔːz] n → corpo;

press corps → ufficio m stampa inv

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corps

n corps [koː]

1 a division of an army The Royal Armoured Corps. korps قِطْعَـه عَسْكَـريّـه корпус sbor (armádní) korps das Korps σώμα στρατού cuerpo korpus رسته joukot corps חָיִל सेना की पलटन trupe, vojska alakulat kesatuan deild corpo 軍団 군단 korpusas korpuss kor korps avdeling korpus divisão corp корпус zbor korpus korpus kår กองกำลังทหาร özel birlik; kolordu 軍團 корпус فوج كا شعب‍ہ quân đoàn 军团

2 a group or company the diplomatic corps. korps السِّلك الدِبلوماسي дипл. корпус sbor korps das Korps σώμα, εταιρεία cuerpo korpus گروه kunta corps סֶגֶל किसी भी कार्यक्रम में भाग लेने वाला समूह kor (diplomatski) testület korps hópur, deild corpo 集団 단체 korpusas korpuss diplomstik kor corps korps korpus corpo corp корпус zbor zbor kor kår กลุ่มคนที่ทำงานร่วมกัน topluluk, heyet 隊，團 корпус كوئى شعب‍ہ يا كمپنی nhóm người có liên quan đến một hoạt động riêng biệt 队，团