cadre
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cadre¹
- /ˈkɑː.də/ UK
- /ˈkɑː.dɹə/ UK
- /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/ US
- /ˈkæd.ɹeɪ/ US
- /ˈkɑ.dɹə/ US
- /ˈkæd.ɹi/ US
- /ˈkɑ.dɹi/ US
- /ˈkɑ.dɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French cadre, from Italian quadro (“framed painting, square”), from Latin quadrum, from quattuor (“four”).
noun cadres
- A frame or framework. […] He took away the frame itself, as well as the notice. Mr. MacCulloch. I recollect Mr. Dobrée stating that his reason for taking the cadre was, that the notice was pasted, and that he could not unpaste it.
- The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. From the original plan, thirty-four cadre battalions, with a total of 116 companies, had actually been formed, a total of about 700 officers and another 600 key enlisted men.
- The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group. In an article concerning Yunnan, it pointed out that the efforts of the Nuchiang Lisu Autonomous Chou’s party committee had resulted in a doubling of minorities cadres since 1965, and that many of these persons had assumed the first and second positions in leadership squads at different levels.
- A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
CADRe²
noun
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Synonym of RAII.
Similar: RAII
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cell, frame, framework, part, corps, box, group, scope, category, context, workforce, staffing, quota, panel, executive, body
Translations
Every language
noun frame or framework
| Español | armazón, entramado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 骨骼 gǔgé |
| Português | armação |
| Français | cadre |
| Русский | структу́ра struktúra, ра́мка rámka, карка́с karkás |
Talk about this word "cadre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cadre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cadre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cadre "cadre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cadre.Cite this
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title = {cadre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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