diplomatic corps
noun
: all of the foreign diplomats in a country
She is an important member of the diplomatic corps.
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The civil services and the diplomatic corps are also prone to obey the prime minister and his party, even when the demands clash with constitutional norms.
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Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Much later, in his 70s, with his successful 40-year career in the Soviet diplomatic corps and the KGB behind him, Mochulsky told his story.
—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Addressing Portuguese government authorities and the diplomatic corps at a nearby conference center, the pope referred to Portugal’s sea-faring history, its place in Europe and its openness to others.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 2 Aug. 2023
Addressing Portuguese government authorities and the diplomatic corps at a nearby conference center, the pope referred to Portugal’s seafaring history, its place in Europe, and its openness to others.
—Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
China’s diplomatic corps mustered only a scant rebuttal on Wednesday to the briefings that U.S. officials have offered to foreign governments.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Much later, in his 70s, with his successful 40-year career in the Soviet diplomatic corps and the KGB behind him, Mochulsky told his story.
—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
Addressing Portuguese government authorities and the diplomatic corps at a nearby conference center, the pope referred to Portugal’s sea-faring history, its place in Europe and its openness to others.
—Nicole Winfield, ajc, 2 Aug. 2023
Addressing Portuguese government authorities and the diplomatic corps at a nearby conference center, the pope referred to Portugal’s seafaring history, its place in Europe, and its openness to others.
—Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
China’s diplomatic corps mustered only a scant rebuttal on Wednesday to the briefings that U.S. officials have offered to foreign governments.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 8 Feb. 2023
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