cadres

Definition of cadresnext
plural of cadre
as in structures
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy

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Recent Examples of cadres History suggests that the proficient cruelty of such regimes is unable to compensate for the stupidity and incompetence of their cadres. Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025 The attacks on mainstream political parties also prompted introspection among some cadres. Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025 McDonald brought two cadres of students to work on two more squares created by El Camino students. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Xi and his cadres see high-end chips, quantum computing, robotics and AI as critical to powering economic growth and upgrading Chinese manufacturing. Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025 In the audience were cadres of men wearing clothing expressing support for veterans or service in the military, but also protesters who momentarily disrupted proceedings but were removed from the room. Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 In the audience were cadres of men wearing clothing expressing support for veterans or service in the military, but also protesters who momentarily disrupted proceedings and were removed from the room. Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
  • These structures are selfie gold, with architecture that hits the high notes just like the shows inside.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026
  • This was made possible thanks to a new method of 'marking' the glass to store information – going from birefringent voxels that require a two-step process to create microscopic needle-like structures in the glass, to phase voxels that allow for faster reading and writing with simpler hardware.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The two countries also agreed legal frameworks on a range of topics including entrepreneurship, health, scientific research and education.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Saturn meeting Neptune aims to restructure your interpersonal frameworks.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the rapidly evolving world of engineering technology, professionals devote enormous energy to such tasks as mastering the latest frameworks, optimizing architectures, and refining machine learning models.
    Angelique Parashis, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Modern satellite architectures are designed for frequent revisits or near-persistent coverage, allowing analysts to monitor the same location multiple times per hour.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As ultra-high-net-worth travel infrastructures have matured — aviation programs, yacht operations, family-office staffing — high-tier residential ownership is undergoing a similar shift.
    Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Rather than forcing every participant onto the same technical stack, the system creates a universal layer that can interoperate across heterogeneous infrastructures.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are skeletons and the Day of the Dead puppets.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The drawings represent snakes that swallow scenes played by skeletons.
    K. Desbouis, Artforum, 6 Feb. 2026

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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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