- cell, cadre - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
--1 is a kind of political unit
--1 is a member of political movement
--1 has particulars: sleeper cell; terrorist cell, radical cell - cadre - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
--2 is a kind of core, nucleus, core group
--2 is a member ofmilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine