» En cadre's a military expression for a group around which a unit's formed, or a training staff. For other uses of the term, see Cadre (disambiguation). Cadre (from the French)'s the backbone of an organization, usually a political or military organization. The expression can be in the singular or the plural. Generally it's applied to a small core of committed and experienced people who're capable of providing leadership and of training newer members. Because cadre are well developed in terms… (More on Cadre)