n.
Pronunciation: ' ka- ˌ dr ā , ' kä-, -dr ē ; esp Brit ' kä-d ə (r), ' k ā -, -dr ə
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian quadro, from Latin quadrum square ― more at QUARREL
Date: 1830
1 : FRAME , FRAMEWORK
2 : a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship <a cadre of lawyers>
3 : a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party
4 : a member of a cadre