Brigade

/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ · noun

Meaning

A group of people organized for a common purpose..

Definitions by Sense

1. A group of people organized for a common purpose.
2. (military) A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
3. (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
4. (Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
5. To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
6. (Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.

Example Sentences

a work brigade; a fire brigade

More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!

I wouldn't even want to be seen dead with those nerds of the bowl-cut brigade.

We've definitely seen an increase in abusive content since certain areas began COVID lockdowns and stay home orders, we suspect because of the growth of people having time to waste doing these sorts of brigades.

This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action.

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Word Forms

• brigades
• brigading
• brigaded

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