English noun: cadre | |||
1. | cadre (group) a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement | ||
Synonyms | cell | ||
Broader (hypernym) | political entity, political unit | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | radical cell, sleeper cell, terrorist cell | ||
Member meronym | political movement | ||
2. | cadre (group) a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | core, core group, nucleus | ||
Member meronym | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||