corps
corpses
A corps is an army unit consisting of at least two divisions. This word can also refer to other groups of people, like a press corps, which is a gang of journalists trying to get the scoop.
Although the word corps comes from the Latin corpus, for “body,” don’t pronounce the p or you’re talking about the kind of body that goes in a coffin. The main meaning of a corps (which is singular despite the s) is a unit of the army. The word applies to other groups, too. A law firm has a corps of lawyers, a doctor has a corps of nurses, and a tiny car could have a corps of clowns.
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
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synonyms:
army corps
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types:
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WAC, Women's Army Corps
an army corps that was organized in World War II but is no longer a separate branch of the United States Army
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ROTC, Reserve Officers Training Corps
a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
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type of:
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army unit
a military unit that is part of an army
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WAC, Women's Army Corps
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a body of people associated together“diplomatic corps”
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types:
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corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic service
the body of diplomatic personnel
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type of:
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body
a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps, diplomatic service
Vocabulary lists containing corps
Three children strike up a friendship as they try to navigate life in foster care.
Growing up in a nomadic community in Pakistan, Shabanu must make difficult choices between her own desires and her obligations to her family.
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