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Cadre Moderate

Cadre has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

"The party leaders spent weeks training the new cadre to lead the grassroots organization across rural provinces."

2

a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion

"The general promoted three officers to form a cadre that could eventually expand into a full battalion during the upcoming campaign."

3

A frame or framework.

"The artist carefully assembled a wooden cadre around the delicate glass to secure it during transport."

See Also
skeleton cadreship member frame cadres regiment framework officer
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
political unit core
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sleeper cell terrorist cell

Origin

The word comes from the French cadre, which originally meant a framed painting or a square. This traces back to the Latin quadrum and ultimately to the root for "four."

Rhyming Words
dre cdre madre padre indre cidre cmdre andre tendre aundre sandre deidre diedre bowdre deandre deirdre dierdre chelydre legendre belandre
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