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Cadre   /kˈædri/   Listen
Cadre

noun
(Written also cader)
1.
A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement.  Synonym: cell.
2.
A nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion.






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"Cadre" Quotes from Famous Books



... [Cheers.] Finally, there are numbers of commissioned officers now in retirement who are much experienced in the handling of troops and have served their country in the past. Let them come forward, too, and show their willingness, if need be, to train bodies of men for whom at the moment no cadre or unit can ...
— New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 - Who Began the War, and Why? • Various

... embodies the cause, in addition to several operational leaders and managers who provide guidance on a functional, regional, or local basis. The loss of a leader can degrade a group's cohesiveness and in some cases may trigger its collapse. Other terrorist groups adapt by promoting experienced cadre or decentralizing their command structures, making our challenge in neutralizing terrorist ...
— National Strategy for Combating Terrorism - September 2006 • United States



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