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  • noun Plural form of compadre.

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Examples

  • His Latin American compadres were extremely pleased at President Gringo's generosity, and even ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro summoned enough energy to get up and walk over for seconds.

    PA Pundits - International 2009

  • Link did i miss an announcement — but isn’t HRC “Congress” — why don’t you get the ball rolling with your compadres is my 1st question to the Senator.

    Clinton Proposes Remedies for Housing Crisis - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Maybe the speaker was, especially when he was handing out lobbyist checks on the House Floor to his 'compadres'.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Even though I'm light skinned I've always seen ALL BRAZILIANS as my "compadres", when I'm in Brazil I don't call a dark skinned person "African Brazilian" or "Black", I call that person BRAZILIAN, my brother, my sister, my compatriot.

    Home 2009

  • Even though I'm light skinned I've always seen ALL BRAZILIANS as my "compadres", when I'm in Brazil I don't call a dark skinned person "African Brazilian" or "Black", I call that person BRAZILIAN, my brother, my sister, my compatriot.

    Home 2009

  • From bribes to 'compadres' and haggling of scandalous DVDs with corrupt journalists in order to cover-up government 'scandals'.

    Anarkismo.net 2009

  • From bribes to 'compadres' and haggling of scandalous DVDs with corrupt journalists in order to cover-up government 'scandals'.

    Anarkismo.net 2009

  • Even though I'm light skinned I've always seen ALL BRAZILIANS as my "compadres", when I'm in Brazil I don't call a dark skinned person "African Brazilian" or "Black", I call that person BRAZILIAN, my brother, my sister, my compatriot.

    Home 2009

  • Even though I'm light skinned I've always seen ALL BRAZILIANS as my "compadres", when I'm in Brazil I don't call a dark skinned person "African Brazilian" or "Black", I call that person BRAZILIAN, my brother, my sister, my compatriot.

    Home 2009

  • Even though I'm light skinned I've always seen ALL BRAZILIANS as my "compadres", when I'm in Brazil I don't call a dark skinned person "African Brazilian" or "Black", I call that person BRAZILIAN, my brother, my sister, my compatriot.

    Home 2009

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