cadre

cad·re

noun
\ˈka-ˌdrā, ˈkä-, -drē; especially British ˈkä-də(r), ˈkā-, -drə\

Definition of CADRE

1

: frame, framework

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

Examples of CADRE

1. <claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy>

Origin of CADRE

French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square — more at quarrel

First Known Use: 1830

Related to CADRE

Synonyms: architecture, armature, frame, configuration, edifice, fabric, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure

Related Words: cage, lattice, network; contour, figure, outline, profile, shape, silhouette; chassis

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