corps
noun /kɔː(r)/
  /kɔːr/
(plural corps 
 [countable + singular or plural verb] /kɔːz/
  /kɔːrz/
)- a large unit of an army, consisting of two or more divisions
- the commander of the third army corps
 - a multinational corps under UK command
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
 - multinational
 - cadet
 - …
 
- commander
 
- in a/the corps
 
 - one of the groups of an army with a special responsibility
- He's in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
 - the Army Corps of Engineers
 
Extra ExamplesTopics War and conflictc1- He's a gunner in the US marine corps.
 - the elite corps of the Sultan's army
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
 - multinational
 - cadet
 - …
 
- commander
 
- in a/the corps
 
 - a group of people involved in a particular job or activity
- a corps of trained and experienced doctors
 - Local people worked alongside an international corps of volunteers.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- elite
 - multinational
 - cadet
 - …
 
- commander
 
- in a/the corps
 
 see also diplomatic corps, press corps 
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, from Latin corpus ‘body’.