corps
noun
- 1
A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.
- 2
An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
“White House press corps”
noun
- 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
- 1
The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
noun
- 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.
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