CORE GROUP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A small group of indispensable persons or things

Example:

five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program

Synonyms:

core; core group; nucleus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("core group" is a kind of...):

set (a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "core group"):

cadre (a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion)