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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cadre has 2 senses
- cadre(n = noun.group) cell - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement; Array has particulars: sleeper cell, radical cell, terrorist cell
- cadre(n = noun.group) Array - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion; Array is a member of armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a kind of political entity, political unit
is a member of political movement
is a kind of core, core group, nucleus
CIDE DICTIONARY
cadre, n. [F. cadre, It. quadro square, from L. quadrum, fr. quatuor four.].
The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cadre, n.
1 a basic unit, esp. of servicemen, forming a nucleus for expansion when necessary.
2 also a a group of activists in a communist or any revolutionary party. b a member of such a group.
1 a basic unit, esp. of servicemen, forming a nucleus for expansion when necessary.
2 also a a group of activists in a communist or any revolutionary party. b a member of such a group.
Etymology
F f. It. quadro f. L quadrus square
THESAURUS
cadre
KP, army, army group, battalion, battery, battle group, board, board of directors, board of regents, board of trustees, brigade, bunch, cabal, cabinet, camarilla, case, casement, casing, cell, charmed circle, chassis, circle, clan, clique, closed circle, cohort, column, combat command, combat team, company, corps, coterie, council, crew, crowd, detachment, detail, directorate, directory, division, doorframe, elite, elite group, executive arm, executive committee, executive hierarchy, fabric, field army, field train, file, flying column, frame, framework, framing, garrison, governing board, governing body, group, infrastructure, ingroup, inner circle, interlocking directorate, junta, junto, kitchen police, lattice, latticework, legion, management, maniple, mob, organization, outfit, phalanx, picture frame, platoon, posse, rank, regiment, ring, sash, section, set, shell, skeleton, squad, squadron, steering committee, tactical unit, task force, the administration, the brass, the executive, the people upstairs, top brass, train, troop, unit, we-group, window case, window frame, wing
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