cadre

American  

[ka-drey, kah-drey] / ˈkæ dreɪ, ˈkɑ dreɪ /

noun

1. Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.

2. a group of trained or otherwise qualified personnel capable of forming, training, or leading an expanded organization, as a religious or political faction, or a skilled workforce.

   They hoped to form a cadre of veteran party members.

3. (especially in Communist countries) a cell of trained and devoted workers.

4. a member of a cadre; a person qualified to serve in a cadre.

5. a framework, outline, or scheme.

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cadre British  

/ ˈkɑːdə /

noun

1. the nucleus of trained professional servicemen forming the basis for the training of new units or other military expansion

2. a basic unit or structure, esp of specialists or experts; nucleus; core

3. a group of revolutionaries or other political activists, esp when taking part in military or terrorist activities

4. a member of a cadre

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cadre Cultural  

1. An elite or select group that forms the core of an organization and is capable of training new members.

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Etymology

Origin of cadre

First recorded in 1905–10; from French: “frame, border, bounds, cadre” (metaphorically, the cadre being the framework into which temporary personnel are fit), from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum “square”; quadri-

Example Sentences

Some investors have been banking on looser monetary policy to boost earnings of companies outside the cadre of tech titans that have driven growth in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was once on the verge of being unincorporated amid accusations that it had been controlled for decades by a small cadre of families and their associates.

From Los Angeles Times

That advice included “find a private cadre of advisers who have no axes to grind” and “call your mom.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Nestlé watchers said the new CEO and chairman represent a step forward, after fiefs built up over the years around an elite cadre of managers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Using a South Dakota trust to avoid taxes on carried-interest income has become a favored strategy for a small but growing cadre of private-equity professionals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• organization
• personnel
• staff