noun (BrE)
1 [sing.+sing./pl.v.] the small central group in an organization, or in a particular group of people, who are the most active or who will not change their beliefs or behaviour:
It's really only the hard core that bother(s) to go to meetings. * A hard core of drivers ignore the law.
2 [U] (usually hardcore) small pieces of stone, brick, etc. used as a base for building roads on
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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