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
The system, which fuses data from smartphones, security and traffic cameras, Wi-Fi signals, drones, government databases and social media, has granted Israel what seems an almost omniscient ability to track Hezbollah cadres’ every movement.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Ma said he was sent to Xinjiang to learn how officials were treating the Muslim population there, alongside cadres from other provinces.
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Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
History suggests that the proficient cruelty of such regimes is unable to compensate for the stupidity and incompetence of their cadres.
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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.
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Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
The attacks on mainstream political parties also prompted introspection among some cadres.
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Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
McDonald brought two cadres of students to work on two more squares created by El Camino students.
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Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 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.
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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.
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Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
Ma said he was sent to Xinjiang to learn how officials were treating the Muslim population there, alongside cadres from other provinces.
—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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.
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Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
31 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadres
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Gojko Culibrk Cellphone videos captured thatch-roof structures engulfed in fast-spreading flames across the beachside resort.
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Dual class share structures at Alphabet and Meta have been justified on precisely these grounds, and Musk has argued that the listing’s design will protect SpaceX’s long-term vision from activist pressure for more immediate profits.
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The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
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Aureliano said Indigenous communities need legal frameworks that both support their territories and respect the diversity of Brazil’s 391 Indigenous peoples.
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The first area involves standard compatibility testing, which determines if ProLogium’s current battery architectures can integrate directly into existing aviation electrical systems without structural modifications.
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These architectures allow organizations to observe operations in machine time, model future outcomes, anticipate disruptions, and increasingly automate decisions and actions.
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Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures.
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Advertisement More than 40 energy infrastructures across the Middle East were damaged in attacks during the war, forcing many refineries across the Gulf to halt production.
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But for children and adolescents whose bodies and skeletons are still growing, specialized pediatric orthopedic care is critical.
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Other Latin American artists identified with the Surrealists, including Kati Horna and Leonor Fini, will also appear in the show, which will explore their preoccupation with imagery informed by the movement, such as death, dreaming, masks, and skeletons.
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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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