brigade
IPA: brʌgˈeɪd
noun
- A group of people organized for a common purpose.
- (military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
- (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
- (Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
verb
- To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
- (Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
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Examples of "brigade" in Sentences
- Fire brigade was involved in freeway pileup.
- The brigade redeployed in the summer of 2008.
- The brigade headquarter is in the city of Turin.
- The regiment is the Tank Battalion of the 1st Brigade.
- The building is the headquarters for one of the launch brigades.
- The brigade decommisioned in 2000 as part of the armys downsizing.
- Dixon was the organizer of the Irish Brigade in the papal service.
- The Jaeger Battalion trains the main body of the Brigade the infantry.
- Army and Fire Brigades continued to work relentlessly to douse the fires.
- It is organic to mechanized battalions of mechanized and armored brigades.
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