officer corps
collocation in Englishmeaningsofofficerandcorps
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officer
noun[C]
uk/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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corps
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/kɔːr/us/kɔːr/
a military unit trained to perform ...
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(Definition ofofficerandcorpsfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They also sent reverberations through theofficercorpsand the soldiery, damaging confidence among some and legitimizing the desire for revenge among others.
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Politicization of theofficercorpsdated back to the early years of the republic.
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He therefore favoured the direct recruitment of the sons of notables into theofficercorpsthrough military schools.
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However, it created divisions within theofficercorpsas longservice professionals now found themselves lumped together with inexperienced youths.
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The totalofficercorpsmeanwhile expanded from 3,116 to 5,511.
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His findings do reveal an overwhelmingly farmbased rank and file in 1917-19, led by a somewhat less agriculturalofficercorps.
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The armyofficercorpswas considered the most powerful potential enemy to the new regime.
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The reconstruction of the state was of fundamental importance to theofficercorps.
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While others supported the committees (or their objectives) in some modified form, most of theofficercorpsdid not care for the concept.
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The feuds and dissensions among theofficercorpsaffected the troops' moods which usually mirrored the frustrations and anxieties of the people.
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He is correct in structural terms, for it is entirely unlikely that governors as a group could have produced a more professionalizedofficercorps.
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It left a hitherto peaceful country with a swollen, martialofficercorpswhich dominated political life until the 1970s.
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Third, punishment of a highly respected officer and the bad publicity surrounding the collision could harm morale within theofficercorps.
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Segur certainly wanted to help the provincial nobility : hence his famous decree limiting entry to theofficercorpsto those who could demonstrate four generations of patrilineal noble descent.
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For if you are looking for cost accountants and cautious managers, that is exactly what you are going to get in theofficercorps.
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The people will not hear the options that were considered by members of the council or of theofficercorps.
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I do not see why this duty should be a privilege of theofficercorps.
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The sense of alienation and desperation that exists not only in theofficercorps, but throughout the armed forces, represents a very serious development.
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Theofficercorpsof them are devoted and self-sacrificing.
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