cadre

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The student was an upperclassman who was part of what is called a training cadre, which is part of Norwich's Corps of Cadets.

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  1. noun A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained: a cadre of corporals who train recruits.
  2. noun A tightly knit group of zealots who are active in advancing the interests of a revolutionary party.
  3. noun A member of such a group.
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  • Iversen and her cadre were trustees for this small mass of wealth, which they proceeded to centralize in the name of a newly-chartered foundation, with the avowed purpose of promoting manned space exploration. —  Analog December, 1974
  • The Valiants henceforth must serve as a cadre, and our military arm will once again be truly Paonese Ah, Panarch," spoke the Grand Marshal abruptly, "this is the crux of the difficulty! —  Languages of Pao The
  • I would not be surprised if he and his cadre are writing the constitution for a new party called Reformed version 2.0 Beta. —  CTV News RSS Feed
  • Clearly, it was something else for his cadre, the sacrificial lambs of humanity's collective ambition. —  Tyee - Home
  • He said that the CEO was an IAS officer belonging to the State cadre, appointed to the post for a specified tenure. —  ChennaiOnline Articles
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  1. French, from Italian quadro, frame, from Latin quadrum, a square; see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. French, a frame, from Latin quadrum, a square.
 

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/ˈkædr/
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