CADRE

cadre

(noun) a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion

cell, cadre

(noun) a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cadre (plural cadres)

A frame or framework.

(military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.

(chiefly, in communism) The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group.

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

Anagrams

• Cedar, Cerda, Cerdà, acred, arced, cader, cared, cedar, decar, e-card, ecard, raced

Source: Wiktionary


Ca"dre, n. Etym: [F. cadre, It. quadro square, from L. quadrum, fr. quatuor four.] (Mil.)

Definition: The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. [Written also cader.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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