cadre
/ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.04 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
noun
A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
Example Sentences
- "[…] 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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "After the war, he was a party cadre and worked as a correspondent for the daily newspaper Zeri i Popullit (The People's Voice)."
- "Finally, the exchange, circulation and education of local cadres constitute another key strategy implemented by the provincial leadership in its efforts to diffuse economic development into the backward inland region."
- "Party cadres must guard against the temptations of power, money and sex."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: cadre, quadro, quadrum
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/
- British English: /ˈkɑː.də/