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, framework2: 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 party4: a member of a cadre