cadre
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[edit] Etymology
From French cadre, from Italian quadro (“‘square’”), from Latin quadrum, from quatuor (“‘four’”).
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cadre (plural cadres)
- A frame or framework.
- (military) The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
- The core of a managing group.
- 2006, Financial Times, China airbrushes Chen
- Party cadres must guard against the temptations of power, money and sex.
- 2006, Financial Times, China airbrushes Chen
[edit] Translations
skeleton upon which regiment is formed
core of managing group
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
cadre m. (plural cadres)
- The frame of a door or picture.
- The backbone of an organization.
- An imprinted box on a page.
- An executive.
- The scope or framework.
- A list of military officers

