press corps
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- noun
- /prɛs kɔr/
- Literature
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cuerpo de prensa
- In the process, Clinton neglected the White House press corps.
- White House press corps
- international press corps
- House press corps
They've weaponized the press corps into dutiful people.
- They've weaponized the press corps into dutiful people.
- My New Year's resolution is to be nicer to the White House press corps, you know?
- The president and I, like JFKI, think he's actually one of our better presidents, gets in front of the press corps and says this is like on camera.
Examples
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John McCain's "Straight Talk Express" had a welcoming reputation among the press corps during his 2000 primary run.
Blog text (4) -
We ensure information given to the press corps is good for the war effort and for the Navy.
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I appreciate the hard work of the press corps.
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The whole press corps is right out there.
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I wanted to leave the building before the press corps got here.
Fiction book (1995) -
Certainly, no one from the press corps will be permitted on the premises.
Fiction book (1998) -
We finally calmed the press corps down.
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They brought in the whole press corps!
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My New Year's resolution is to be nicer to the White House press corps, you know?
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The press corps gathered to hear the president's speech on climate change.
Synonyms
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1.1
People and organizations that gather and publish news
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2.3
Organizations like newspapers and TV that report and share news
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3.1
People who gather, report, and present stories for newspapers or TV
An insulting phrase for journalists seen as biased and working for powerful people
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'press corps' is directly compositional: 'press' (journalists/media) + 'corps' (a body or group) yields 'a group of journalists.' This follows a standard noun–noun composition pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name press corps comes from a simple picture: press means reporters and corps means a group or 'body' of people, like soldiers who work together. Imagine reporters standing together to cover the same person or event, so press corps means that group of journalists who report on the same subject.