cadre vs squad

cadre

noun
  • The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. 

  • The core of a managing group, or a member of such a group. 

  • A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession. 

  • A frame or framework. 

squad

noun
  • A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. 

  • Sloppy mud. 

  • One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps. 

  • A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen. 

  • A collective noun for a group of squid. 

verb
  • To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad. 

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