noun
the body of diplomatic personnel
• Syn: ↑diplomatic service, ↑corps diplomatique
• Hypernyms: ↑corps
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noun, pl diplomatic corps [count]
: all of the foreign diplomats in a country
She is an important member of the diplomatic corps.
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ˌdiploˈmatic corps [diplomatic corps] noun (usually the diplomatic corps) countable + singular or plural verb (pl. diplomatic corps)
all the ↑diplomats who work in a particular city or country
Useful english dictionary. 2012.