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[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin corpus; CORPUS]
a group in an army with special duties and responsibilities
::the medical corps
::the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
a group of people who work together to do a particular job
::the president's press corps
::the diplomatic corps
technical a trained army unit made of two or more divisions (=groups of soldiers)
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Do not confuse with corpse (=dead body) which has a different pronunciation /kC:ps kC:rps/ .