core group

/kɔər grup/
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Definitions of core group
  1. noun
    a small group of indispensable persons or things
    synonyms: core, nucleus
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    types:
    cadre
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
    type of:
    set
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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