CADRE
Dictionary entry overview: What does cadre mean?
• CADRE (noun)
The noun CADRE has 2 senses:
1. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
2. a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
Familiarity information: CADRE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CADRE (noun)
Meaning:
A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
cadre; cell
Hypernyms ("cadre" is a kind of...):
political entity; political unit (a unit with political responsibilities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cadre"):
sleeper cell (a cell of sleepers)
radical cell; terrorist cell (a cell of terrorists (usually 3 to 5 members))
Holonyms ("cadre" is a member of...):
political movement (a group of people working together to achieve a political goal)
Meaning:
A nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("cadre" is a kind of...):
core; core group; nucleus (a small group of indispensable persons or things)
Holonyms ("cadre" is a member of...):
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
