noun
Meaning 1
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a work brigade; a fire brigade
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noun
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
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noun
A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
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Usage: derogatory
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noun
Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
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Usage: Internet
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verb
To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
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verb
To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.
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Usage: Internet
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noun
army unit smaller than a division
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: army unit
verb
form or unite into a brigade
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Broader terms: group, aggroup
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekanąder.? Italian briga Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian brigare ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -āta Italian -ata Italian brigatabor. Middle French brigade French brigadebor. English brigade Borrowed from French brigade.
Across languages
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.