cadre

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ca·dre / ˈkadrē; ˈkäd-; -ˌrā/ • n. a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession: a small cadre of scientists. ∎  a group of activists in a communist or other revolutionary organization. ∎  a member of such a group.

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cadre

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cadre frame(work); permanent establishment of a regiment XIX. — F. — It. quadro :- L. quadrus square.

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Cadre

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Cadre

a group or skeleton crew of trained men who would absorb untrained men to form an efficient unit in an emergency; 19th century.

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