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ca·dre (ka′drē, kä′-; -drā)

noun

  1. basic structure or framework
  2. an operational unit, as of staff officers or other key personnel, around which an expanded organization can be built
  3. a small, unified group organized to instruct or lead a larger group; nucleus
  4. a member of a political, esp. Communist, cadre

Etymology: Fr, a frame < It quadro < L quadrum, a square: see quadrate

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cadre Synonyms

cadre

n.

staff officers, force, personnel, nucleus; see organization 3, staff 2.


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cadre Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • activist: What is more, any sustained organization requires a cadre of activists that are motivated by an ideology.

Converse of object

  • train: We are training cadres of psychological workers ready to go into action.

Adjective modifier

  • revolutionary: The revolutionary cadres are now gathering only under the banner of the Fourth International.

Noun used with modifier

  • party: To this end it is imperative for us to renew our party cadres, create a mighty reserve of youth.
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