The phrase "small corps" refers to small groups or organizations, usually in the context of business or military.
Sentences with «small corps»
There's no way the relatively small corps of American science journalists could adequately track goings - on in the much larger research community without input from those of us who can more closely monitor individual studies at individual institutions. (sciencemag.org)
In these settings a small corps of priests or other functionaries, or perhaps a single religious leader, provides ceremonial proficiency and continuity for a larger lay populace whose participation, while not casual, tends to be more occasional and informal than the ordered activity of church attendance. (religion-online.org)
The question is whether a small corps of candidates backed by a half - dozen vocal liberal leaders means there is widespread dissatisfaction among progressives for the son of liberal lion Mario Cuomo. (newsday.com)