cadres

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 Ri’s son attended some of the country’s finest educational institutions, including Kumsong Academy and Pyongyang Foreign Language Institute, which prepare the children of senior cadres to enter high positions in the party. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 But his focus has expanded to cracking down on underperforming cadres too. — Kanis Leung, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026 Observers will watch closely for whether a younger generation of cadres will get promoted into key positions of power, especially the party’s politburo and its standing committee, the equivalent of Xi’s inner circle. — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 In Payá’s plan, party cadres would continue their duties, just like ministers and state employees, who would answer to transition commissions. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
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Noun
  • These systems, which are based on mathematical structures called neural networks, excel at cognitive tasks that until recently seemed exclusive to humans.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers also modified the protein to investigate how these structures grow.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Traditional performance frameworks already distinguish between leading and lagging indicators.
    — Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Integer Technologies will work with Florida State University and its Center for Advanced Power Systems to develop zero-trust security frameworks tailored to shipboard power networks.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Engineered for both land and ship platforms, the system complements the proven ASTER missile family, reinforcing integrated air and missile defense architectures to neutralize emerging hypersonic threats.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • But Mies’ 860-880 North Lake Shore Drive, completed in 1952, changed the calculus and blurred the line between commercial and residential architectures.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Industrial modernity produced buildings at unprecedented speed while also accelerating the rate at which the technologies, industries, and infrastructures that gave them purpose became obsolete.
    — Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In their effort to recall a variety of pieces and themes while foregrounding the public infrastructures that enabled their exhibition, Armani and Siegel demur from much evaluation.
    — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And while suburban or rural locales might offer the luxury of space—a sprawling front yard for your 12-foot skeletons to roam free, for instance—in New York City, the limitations of scale just mean people have to get creative.
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Costumed skeletons and witches don’t bother him – but his jitters about performing on stage do.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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