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
Other issues related to the concentration of corporate ownership in the hands of a small cadre of fund managers have arisen.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Roethlisberger and Dickson were associated with the Human Relations School, a cadre of management scientists in and around Harvard Business School who largely rejected the cold brutality of Taylorism, which optimized time and motion in production.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Arnold Palmer did not join that exclusive cadre.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Overall, a climate of fear and confusion has settled over the cadre of elite law firms known familiarly as Big Law.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Roethlisberger and Dickson were associated with the Human Relations School, a cadre of management scientists in and around Harvard Business School who largely rejected the cold brutality of Taylorism, which optimized time and motion in production.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Arnold Palmer did not join that exclusive cadre.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Overall, a climate of fear and confusion has settled over the cadre of elite law firms known familiarly as Big Law.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadre
Noun
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So your suggestions were about altering the structure of the show?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Wander down a spiral staircase and through to the imposing central courtyard of the building, and an unusual structure sat pride of place: an installation of the legendary French designer Charlotte Perriand’s La Maison au Bord de l’Eau.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What inspired you to use Trevisani as a framework for your story?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has outlined a two-month framework to reach a deal with Iran, John Hannah, a senior fellow at JINSA, said during a briefing about Iran’s nuclear weapons program Thursday.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This hectic oddness undergirds the conspiracy theories and wild extrapolations that course through the film and provides the rickety intellectual architecture for Dr. J.’s mercenary speculations.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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For all that’s been written about design and architecture, relatively little ink has been spilled on the subject of storage units.—
Nathan King,
Architectural Digest,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Cadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadre. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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