esprit de corps
Noun
Meaning
the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
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Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.
The people of Southwest have always been my pride, my joy and my love. Their indomitable dedication and esprit de corps have taken Southwest from a three-airplane dream to a 500-airplane reality.
You don't spend twenty years of your life in the service and not have a warm, nostalgic feeling left in you ... It's a small service, and there's a lot of esprit de corps.
The Foreign Legion's commander immediately dissolved the national battalions to improve the esprit de corps.
Later, Gaines ponders the changes that will have to be made to make sure there is never a recurrence of these events: more psychological testing, more careful oversight, and more esprit de corps.
Uniforms, ranks, insignia To build institutional solidarity and esprit de corps, each Thai service component has developed its own distinctive uniforms, ranking system, and insignia.