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Definitions for Cadre

[1] Military . the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
[2] a group of trained or otherwise qualified personnel capable of forming, training, or leading an expanded organization, as a religious or political faction, or a skilled work force: They hoped to form a cadre of veteran party members.
[3] (especially in Communist countries) a cell of trained and devoted workers.
[4] a member of a cadre; a person qualified to serve in a cadre.
[5] a framework, outline, or scheme.
[6] the nucleus of trained professional servicemen forming the basis for the training of new units or other military expansion
[7] a basic unit or structure, esp of specialists or experts; nucleus; core
[8] a group of revolutionaries or other political activists, esp when taking part in military or terrorist activities
[9] a member of a cadre

Words related to Cadre

personnel, organization, staff, core, infrastructure, force, framework

Words nearby Cadre

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Origin of Cadre

1905–10; < French: frame, border, bounds, cadre (metaphorically, the cadre being the framework into which temporary personnel are fit) < Italian quadro < Latin quadrum square; see quadri-

Word origin for Cadre

C19: from French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square

Synonyms for Cadre

organization, personnel, staff, core, force, framework, infrastructure, officers, key group