Dictionary entries for 'corps'

Synonyms

corps (kôr, kōr)

[French, from Old French, from Latin corpus, body.]

noun: pl., corps (kôrz, kōrz)

1. A separate branch or department of the armed forces having a specialized function.
2. A tactical unit of ground combat forces between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops.
A body of persons acting together or associated under common direction: the press corps. See synonyms at band²