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BRIGADE

1 of 2


NOUN

bri· gade bri-ˈgād How to pronounce brigade (audio)

Synonyms of brigadenext
1
a
: a large body of troops
b
: a tactical and administrative unit composed of a headquarters, one or more
units of infantry or armor, and supporting units

2
: a group of people organized for special activity


brigade

2 of 2


VERB

brigaded; brigading

transitive verb

: to form or unite into a brigade



SYNONYMS

Noun

   
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EXAMPLES OF BRIGADE IN A SENTENCE

Noun The morality brigade insists that the book be censored. a clean-up brigade
put the parish hall back in good order

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Ukrainian government is investigating the deaths, and the commander of the
brigade has been suspended pending the inquiry’s results. — Maria Varenikova,
New York Times, 7 Nov. 2023 The brigade recently helped liberate Klishchiivka
near Bakhmut. — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
With the selfie-stick brigade gone, Campana and his crew were able to find
evidence of earlier structures, including, potentially, a mysterious church
constructed there nearly 1,200 years ago, lurking like a shadow in the radar
data. — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023 The 3rd Assault brigade is one of Ukraine’s most
formidable fighting forces. — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2023 The
blue-chip brigade Marian Goodman has been in the art business since 1965, first
as a publisher of art multiples, then as a gallery owner (since 1977),
eventually with spaces in New York, London and Paris. — Christopher Knight, Los
Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023 Embedded with troops from Israel's 401st armored
brigade for a few hours. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023 On the outskirts of Avdiivka, a
unit from the 59th brigade had been at the same artillery position for 12 days
straight, living in a dank underground trench overrun with mice. — Serhii
Korolchuk, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 Two days later, Grossman’s son Uri, a
twenty-year-old staff sergeant in an Israeli tank brigade, was killed in a
battle with Hezbollah. — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
Verb
These communities have also been known to brigade other subreddits, meaning
members would hop into other subreddits and spam them with falsehoods about the
anti-parasite drug Ivermectin or the effectiveness of vaccines. — Cecilia
D'anastasio, Wired, 2 Sep. 2021 This strain of eliminationism is not simply a
derangement of the political right; the notes sounded by the dollars versus
deaths brigade come straight from the liberal hymnbook. — Aaron Timms, The New
Republic, 18 May 2020 He was assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 1st
Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas. — Washington Post, 5 July 2017 Brigade
defensive back Qumain Black was named the game's outstanding defender. —
baltimoresun.com, 3 June 2017
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WORD HISTORY

Etymology

Noun

French, from Italian brigata, from brigare to fight — more at brigand

First Known Use

Noun

1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1781, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brigade was in 1634
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PHRASES CONTAINING BRIGADE

 * bucket brigade
 * fire brigade

 * bucket brigade
 * fire brigade


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brigade

noun
bri· gade
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: a body of soldiers consisting of two or more regiments

2
: a group of people organized for acting together
a fire brigade





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