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DictionarycorpsOrganized service group
noun

corps

KOR/kɔːr/

An organized group trained for a shared activity or service, especially in the military.

The rescue corps carries equipment toward the flooded street in a coordinated group.

A coordinated rescue team in matching gear carries equipment together toward a flooded street, each member performing a shared emergency role.
Etymology
corpsLatinbody

The image is a group functioning as one body. First used for an organized military body, corps extended to other groups united by a shared role.

In context

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More examples

  • She joins a volunteer corps trained in disaster relief.
  • Members of the diplomatic corps attend the ceremony.
  • Two army corps take part in the exercise.

Forms

corps

Similar words

unit
An organized group of any size within a larger organization.
team
A group working together, without necessarily sharing specialized service training.