corpsnoun [ C, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/kɔːr/us/kɔːr/plural corpscorps noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] (MILITARY UNIT)
a military unit trained to perform particular duties:
the Royal Army Medical Corps
the intelligence corps
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Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- artillery
- bomb squad
- command
- commissariat
- division
- divisional
- general staff
- guard of honour
- infantry
- military policeman
- regiment
- reinforcement
- reserve
- squad
- ta
- task force
- the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- the Marine Corps
- the military police
- the Territorial Army
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corps noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] (GROUP)
a group of people who are connected because they are involved in a particular activity:
the diplomatic corps
the press corps
A corps of technicians is accompanying the band on their tour.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- stable
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- trio
- triumvirate
- wing
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