ə̇ˌsprēdəˈkō(ə)r, eˌs-, ˌe(ˌ)s-, -kȯ(ə)r, -kōə, -kȯ(ə) noun
Etymology: French, literally, corps spirit
: the usually selfless and often enthusiastic and jealous devotion of the members of a group or association of persons to the group or to its purposes
the cultivation in the student body of esprit de corps, obedience to orders, acceptance of responsibility — Bulletin of University of Kentucky
an institution must have an esprit de corps which induces its members to put the welfare of the institution above their own — P.F.Drucker
an esprit de corps that often unites senators of differing political views, and sometimes of intense personal rivalry, against the world outside the Senate — R.H.Rovere
though the development of a strong esprit de corps is most desirable, within a small and exclusive group it becomes dangerous … assumes the form of a closed club, the members of which can, in each other's eyes, do no wrong — Political Science Quarterly