as in structure
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 cadre
Instead, they were waged by the organization’s vast cadre of members, who went door to door to ensure the BJP’s success.
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
Israel last year systematically killed Hezbollah leaders, while targeting hundreds of missile sites and top cadres to minimize Hezbollah’s ability to strike back.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
There’s Princess Catherine of Wales, in the Royal Box with a cadre of luminaries.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
And amid the staff losses, staffers normally assigned to park programming, construction, and trail maintenance, as well as a cadre of park scientists, have been reassigned to visitor services to keep up with the summer season.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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Hartosh Singh Bal, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2025
Israel last year systematically killed Hezbollah leaders, while targeting hundreds of missile sites and top cadres to minimize Hezbollah’s ability to strike back.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
There’s Princess Catherine of Wales, in the Royal Box with a cadre of luminaries.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 12 July 2025
And amid the staff losses, staffers normally assigned to park programming, construction, and trail maintenance, as well as a cadre of park scientists, have been reassigned to visitor services to keep up with the summer season.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadre
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However, in spite its lofty ambitions, the company never truly broke from the commission structure.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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And there’s still no stadium site and no stadium financing structure.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Indeed, Trump hinted on multiple occasions that the framework for a trade deal with India is close to the finishing line.—
Mavis Mook,
CNBC,
25 July 2025
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The same walls, surveillance, and legal frameworks used to dispossess Palestinians can be deployed to a city near you.—
Tariq Habash,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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This presumably means sharing some information about the architecture with Congress and the public.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 July 2025
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There’s secular Tel Aviv, with its beaches and Bauhaus architecture, fine dining and brilliant museums.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Cadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadre. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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