Noun: cadre 'ka,drey or 'kaad,rey or kaa-dree [N. Amer], kaa-d(r)u(r) [Brit]
- A nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
"The cadre trained new recruits to quickly expand the force"
- A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
"The underground resistance was organized into small cadres to avoid detection";
- cell
Derived forms: cadres
Type of: core, core group, nucleus, political entity, political unit
Part of: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, political movement, war machine
Encyclopedia: Cadre, Adam