First Known Use: 1830
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cadre
noun cad·re \ˈka-ˌdrā, ˈkä-, -drē; especially British ˈkä-də(r), ˈkā-, -drə\
Definition of CADRE
2
: a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship <a cadre of lawyers>
3
: a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party
4
: a member of a cadre
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Origin of CADRE
French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square — more at quarrel
Related to CADRE
- Synonyms
- architecture, armature, frame, configuration, edifice, fabric, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
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