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Meaning of corps

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

corps

noun

Definitions

  1. A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

  2. An organized group of people united by a common purpose.

    Example: White House press corps

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corps

corps

noun

Definitions

  1. A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

  2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.

  3. A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.

noun

Definitions

  1. The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

noun

Definitions

  1. A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

  2. The municipal governing body of a borough or city.

  3. In Fascist Italy, a joint association of employers' and workers' representatives.

  4. A protruding belly; a paunch.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corphttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corp.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corporalhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/corporation

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