Cadre

//ˈkɑː.də// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A frame or framework.

    "[…] He took away the frame itself, as well as the notice. Mr. MacCulloch. I recollect Mr. Dobrée stating that his reason for taking the cadre was, that the notice was pasted, and that he could not unpaste it."

  2. 2
    Synonym of RAII. uncountable
  3. 3
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion wordnet
  4. 4
    The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.

    "From the original plan, thirty-four cadre battalions, with a total of 116 companies, had actually been formed, a total of about 700 officers and another 600 key enlisted men."

  5. 5
    a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement wordnet
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  1. 6
    The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.

    "In an article concerning Yunnan, it pointed out that the efforts of the Nuchiang Lisu Autonomous Chou’s party committee had resulted in a doubling of minorities cadres since 1965, and that many of these persons had assumed the first and second positions in leadership squads at different levels."

  2. 7
    A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

Etymology

Borrowed from French cadre, from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”).

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