Corps
noun
A group of people who work together for a specific purpose or job.
He joined the Peace Corps to help communities in developing countries.
Often appears as...
- peace corps
- marine corps
noun
A branch of the military.
He served in the Marine Corps during the war.
Often appears as...
- marine corps
- army corps
noun
A group of people who work together for a specific purpose or job.
He joined the Peace Corps to help communities in developing countries.
Often appears as...
- peace corps
- marine corps
noun
A branch of the military.
He served in the Marine Corps during the war.
Often appears as...
- marine corps
- army corps
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Common Partnership
'Corps' is often associated with volunteer or service groups with a common goal.
She volunteered with a medical corps to assist in disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialization Notation
'Corps' in an organization's name usually indicates specialized work, like 'Press Corps'.
The press corps gathered around the spokesperson for the update.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solo Term
'Corps' suggests more than one person, working as part of a team.
He's a member of a corps of engineers designing the new bridge.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Partnership
'Corps' is often associated with volunteer or service groups with a common goal.
She volunteered with a medical corps to assist in disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialization Notation
'Corps' in an organization's name usually indicates specialized work, like 'Press Corps'.
The press corps gathered around the spokesperson for the update.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solo Term
'Corps' suggests more than one person, working as part of a team.
He's a member of a corps of engineers designing the new bridge.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Partnership
'Corps' is often associated with volunteer or service groups with a common goal.
She volunteered with a medical corps to assist in disaster relief.
Pro Tip 2/3Specialization Notation
'Corps' in an organization's name usually indicates specialized work, like 'Press Corps'.
The press corps gathered around the spokesperson for the update.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Solo Term
'Corps' suggests more than one person, working as part of a team.
He's a member of a corps of engineers designing the new bridge.
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Design for people, not...
i've got a friend in india who told me that you haven't really tested a piece of electronic technology for distribution in in asia until you've trained a cockroach to climb in and pee on every single little component on the inside it's you think it's funny i had a laptop in the peace corps and the screen
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An ethical plan for...
we need Congress to fund. So in the first instance, there's a really big need for funding legislation, and also, Congress can really help by directing investment, not just in the testing program itself, but in the national service corps, probably flowing through state governments, through the national --
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Where in the World is...
people who have a serious travel bug but i've never met a more dedicated more curious traveler than jessica nabongo so i was in bali i was in rome i was in miami in afghanistan we walked across the bridge from uzbekistan my friend was doing peace corps in fiji so i went to see her this australian guy at
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Daniel Kraft: How...
a global health corps similar to the volunteer paramedics and firemen of today that can be upskilled, use the powerful new tools to respond early and collectively to enhance contact tracing, isolation and quarantine, and to help identify and address social and other disparities. So coming full circle.
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Why Military Veterans...
Corps my stress level since coming here has been very low actually getting out some physical exertion and they're just hanging out with fellow at night has been very helpful just shooting the breeze and talking about our experiences and learning about each other so I feel like this is a very good
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John Hunter: Teaching...
So I'll just share with you some stories very quickly of some magical things that have happened. In this game we had a little girl, and she was the Defense Minister of the poorest nation. And the Defense Minister -- she had the tank corps and Air Force and so forth.
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Encouraging troops to be...
great things we make them safer more successful and the local people when they're safer more secure they can better build a future the day one and this approach works with civilian personnel to State Department us a peace corps and it can work anywhere it's not
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Kimberley Motley: How I...
Journalists are very vital in making sure that that information is given to the public. Too often, we receive information from journalists but we forget how that information was given. This picture is a picture of the British press corps in Afghanistan.
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MARS PIPE Exclusive Sneak...
people weren't just talking about the Red Planet they were making plans to go there and after years of training in the astronaut corps I was chosen to command the first human mission to Mars
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3 secrets to Netflix's...
uh unremarkable kid went to college and found i really loved mathematics but i didn't really want to be a professor so i became a math teacher in the us peace corps loved that super
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Design for people, not...
i've got a friend in india who told me that you haven't really tested a piece of electronic technology for distribution in in asia until you've trained a cockroach to climb in and pee on every single little component on the inside it's you think it's funny i had a laptop in the peace corps and the screen
Video examples
An ethical plan for...
we need Congress to fund. So in the first instance, there's a really big need for funding legislation, and also, Congress can really help by directing investment, not just in the testing program itself, but in the national service corps, probably flowing through state governments, through the national --
Video examples
Where in the World is...
people who have a serious travel bug but i've never met a more dedicated more curious traveler than jessica nabongo so i was in bali i was in rome i was in miami in afghanistan we walked across the bridge from uzbekistan my friend was doing peace corps in fiji so i went to see her this australian guy at
Video examples
Daniel Kraft: How...
a global health corps similar to the volunteer paramedics and firemen of today that can be upskilled, use the powerful new tools to respond early and collectively to enhance contact tracing, isolation and quarantine, and to help identify and address social and other disparities. So coming full circle.
Video examples
Why Military Veterans...
Corps my stress level since coming here has been very low actually getting out some physical exertion and they're just hanging out with fellow at night has been very helpful just shooting the breeze and talking about our experiences and learning about each other so I feel like this is a very good
Video examples
John Hunter: Teaching...
So I'll just share with you some stories very quickly of some magical things that have happened. In this game we had a little girl, and she was the Defense Minister of the poorest nation. And the Defense Minister -- she had the tank corps and Air Force and so forth.
Video examples
Encouraging troops to be...
great things we make them safer more successful and the local people when they're safer more secure they can better build a future the day one and this approach works with civilian personnel to State Department us a peace corps and it can work anywhere it's not
Video examples
Kimberley Motley: How I...
Journalists are very vital in making sure that that information is given to the public. Too often, we receive information from journalists but we forget how that information was given. This picture is a picture of the British press corps in Afghanistan.
Video examples
MARS PIPE Exclusive Sneak...
people weren't just talking about the Red Planet they were making plans to go there and after years of training in the astronaut corps I was chosen to command the first human mission to Mars
Video examples
3 secrets to Netflix's...
uh unremarkable kid went to college and found i really loved mathematics but i didn't really want to be a professor so i became a math teacher in the us peace corps loved that super
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Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
I really feel like, on my first mission, the first mission is when you prove yourself and hopefully deserve the privilege to continue as an astronaut and remain in the corps and get granted an opportunity for a second mission.
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Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
I definitely have been nervous, but often I get more nervous performing with the corps de ballet than doing a solo. There's so much pressure doing a group number because if you muck it up, you've ruined it for everyone.
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Eric Whitacre
American Composer
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and at the end of the day it seems to me a genuine artistic expression.
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Kelly Miller
American Sociologist
The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers.
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Hallie Jackson
American Journalist
I'm really lucky to have colleagues in the White House press corps who are both amazing mothers and amazing journalists. Their collective wisdom has proven invaluable in my own journey.
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Ellen Ochoa
American Astronaut
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.
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Sergei Polunin
I danced in corps de ballet for 11 hours a day. That was the hardest work I have ever done in my life. I haven't seen anybody else work more.
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Jo Johnson
British Politician
Leadership involves building an esprit de corps, the creation of a sense of purpose in pursuit of noble and clear objectives.
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James Gunn
American Director
I like the Nova Corps; I just don't like Nova that much! He's okay, you know? I just don't like that helmet!
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
The world's greatest power deserves to have the world's very best diplomatic corps.
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Julie Payette
Canadian Politician
I really feel like, on my first mission, the first mission is when you prove yourself and hopefully deserve the privilege to continue as an astronaut and remain in the corps and get granted an opportunity for a second mission.
Quote examples
Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
I definitely have been nervous, but often I get more nervous performing with the corps de ballet than doing a solo. There's so much pressure doing a group number because if you muck it up, you've ruined it for everyone.
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Eric Whitacre
American Composer
The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and at the end of the day it seems to me a genuine artistic expression.
Quote examples
Kelly Miller
American Sociologist
The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers.
Quote examples
Hallie Jackson
American Journalist
I'm really lucky to have colleagues in the White House press corps who are both amazing mothers and amazing journalists. Their collective wisdom has proven invaluable in my own journey.
Quote examples
Ellen Ochoa
American Astronaut
What everyone in the astronaut corps shares in common is not gender or ethnic background, but motivation, perseverance, and desire - the desire to participate in a voyage of discovery.
Quote examples
Sergei Polunin
I danced in corps de ballet for 11 hours a day. That was the hardest work I have ever done in my life. I haven't seen anybody else work more.
Quote examples
Jo Johnson
British Politician
Leadership involves building an esprit de corps, the creation of a sense of purpose in pursuit of noble and clear objectives.
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James Gunn
American Director
I like the Nova Corps; I just don't like Nova that much! He's okay, you know? I just don't like that helmet!
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Antony Blinken
American Statesman
The world's greatest power deserves to have the world's very best diplomatic corps.
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