Main Entry: cad·re

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

Function: noun

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

Date: 1830

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