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In political contexts, cadre (/ˈkɑːdrə/, also UK: /ˈkɑːdər/, also US: /ˈkɑːdreɪ/) consists of persons with leadership skills within a political organization. In some socialist states, cadre is a group of people trained to carry out the goals of the Party-State and disseminate and enforce the official ideology. These groups are meant to stimulate loyalty by mobilizing citizens and encouraging ideological and policy consensus. Cadres can be deployed in the field or employed in the office by the ruling party, the state, or the secret police. They are often created to break apart existing class hierarchies among citizens of the Party-State.[1] Cadres were in service in a number of varying countries, such as the Soviet Union and Ethiopia during the Derg. At present, China still maintains a cadre system.