BRIGADE Definition & Meaning

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brigade

[ bri-geyd ]

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noun

a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
a large body of troops.
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a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose: a rescue brigade.
a fire brigade;
a rescue brigade.
bucket brigade.
History/Historical. a convoy of canoes, sleds, wagons, or pack animals, especially as used to supply trappers in the 18th- and 19th-century Canadian and U.S. fur trade.

verb (used with object)

brigaded, brigading.

to form into a brigade.
to group together.

verb (used with or without object)

brigaded, brigading.

Digital Technology. to engage in online brigading.

brigade

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noun

a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier
a group of people organized for a certain task
a rescue brigade

verb

to organize into a brigade
to put or group together

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of brigade¹

First recorded in 1630–40; from French, from Old Italian brigata “company of soldiers,” originally “group, band,” equivalent to brig(are) probably “to associate (with), be together” (obsolete sense), probably of Celtic origin; brigand + -ata -ade ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of brigade¹

C17: from Old French, from Old Italian, from brigare to fight, perhaps of Celtic origin; see brigand

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The self-proclaimed “sun cream brigade” have made the pilgrimage across the Atlantic to perform at music’s sacred grounds in Indio on Friday at 6:10 p.m.

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This is the rhetorical device the real-talk brigade uses to self-authenticate its own arguments, to tear down the straw people they establish as the targets of their ire.

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"The brigade will speak with our firefighters that attended and offer support through our counselling and trauma services where required."

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The mining rescue brigade has also deployed its canine unit.

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Previous convoys had come under fire from Iraqi insurgents, and it was known that insurgents had laid IEDs along likely routes from the company to the brigade base camp.

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brig brigadier

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