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 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 Discipline campaigns offer unambiguous carrots and sticks, including leniency for cadres who show the right attitude and professional purgatory, even exile, for those who do not. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Its former cadres scattered to new parties formed after the 1982 constitution was promulgated. — Nick Taborall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026 Other provinces and cities have only a few dozen minister-level cadres. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 Yet, in America hard core cadres of extreme, violence-friendly leftists, who are communists in all but name, are poised to gain control of the Democratic Party. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 His new appointees will likely face the same resistance from the older cadres in the general staff. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 The pace of killings slackened, with cadres told to reeducate rather than exterminate those who’d strayed. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadres
Noun
  • At crucial junctures over the centuries, parallel concepts of order, displays of power, and reflections of economic structures have manifested in both dance and police work.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The playground is less playground, more sprawling treehouse, complete with climbing structures, waterslides, and two toddler-friendly pools.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • If the current American government, within international legal frameworks, wishes to reach an agreement, fine.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Aerospace has long relied on rigorous certification processes for the software and manufacturing methods used to build aircraft, while the pharmaceutical industry has developed frameworks for validating computational models used in drug development.
    — Francesco Iorio, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The company says the chip can replace dozens of components in some system architectures.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Leaders must first allow commercial suppliers the flexibility to iterate toward the most scalable, high-yield architectures, mandating open interoperability protocols once the technology reaches industrial maturity.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The city of about 250,000 people has been rattled by a series of drone strikes that hit oil and power infrastructures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The report also noted that TikTok Shop’s momentum illustrates a mechanism of migration—Eastern platforms exporting not just formats, but whole infrastructures for commerce and personalization as well as audience capture.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Flashes of the underworld, Family Guy-style, ensue, with flames, skeletons, demons, a mariachi band and various forms of torture setting the mood.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Last week’s season-six premiere of Slow Horses focused on the funeral of a major character, David Cartwright, whose tenure at MI5 was important enough to still rattle with ghosts and skeletons from the past.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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