cadre

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) cadre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian (deprecated template usage) quadro, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) quadrum, from (deprecated template usage) quatuor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cadre (plural cadres)

  1. A frame or framework.
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  3. The core of a managing group.
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      Party cadres must guard against the temptations of power, money and sex.

Translations


French

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Pronunciation

Noun

cadre m (plural cadres)

  1. The frame of a door or picture.
  2. The backbone of an organization.
  3. An imprinted box on a page.
  4. An executive.
  5. The scope or framework.
  6. A list of military officers

Derived terms