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A group of people working together, usually under a leader. Also: a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone

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Used as a noun, listen here, it means: A group of people working together, usually under a leader. Also: a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: Plural of corps.

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  • He played the triangle for the Marine corps in the spring parade.
  • Diplomatic corps
  • Noun, : the U.S. Marine corps; corps of cadets. ,the diplomatic corps; the press corps. ,14 corps
  • The word "corps" comes from the French "corps d'armee" -- does that mean that the
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  • Some people think the Marine "Corps" (a large or specialized military unit) is the "core" (the center or mainstay of any organization or system) of our armed forces.
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