cadre

ca·dre  (kädr, -dr, kdr)

n.

1. A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained: a cadre of corporals who train recruits.

2.

a. A tightly knit group of zealots who are active in advancing the interests of a revolutionary party.

b. A member of such a group.

3. A framework.

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[French, from Italian quadro, frame, from Latin quadrum, a square; see k^wetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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cadre [kah-der]

Noun

a small group of people selected and trained to form the core of a political organization or military unit [Latin quadrum square]

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Cadre 

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cadre - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement cell sleeper cell - a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base" radical cell, terrorist cell - a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members); "to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership" political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilities political movement - a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
	2.	cadre - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" core, core group, nucleus - a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"

Translations

cadre [ˈkædrɪ] n → cuadro

cadre [ˈkædrɪ] n → cadre m

cadre [ˈkædrɪ] n → Kader m

cadre [ˈkædrɪ] n → quadro