brigade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti 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.
Meanings
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A group of people organized for a common purpose.
a work brigade; a fire brigade
- A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
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(derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
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.
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(Internet) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
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.
2020, “Comments of Reddit, Inc., before the Federal Communications Commission, Washington DC”, in fcc.gov, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brigades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
green-ink brigade · subbrigade · Red Brigades · bucket brigade · raincoat brigade · blue-rinse brigade · brigade system · internet brigade · kitchen brigade · prawn sandwich brigade · mackintosh brigade · production brigade · naval brigade · interbrigade · demibrigade · green ink brigade · fire brigade · band-aid brigade · unbrigaded · brigade major · green welly brigade
Relateds
Translations (65)
pl brygada (military unit) · es brigada (organized group of people) · ru отря́д (military unit) · bg кома́нда (organized group of people) · de Brigade (organized group of people) · cs brigáda (military unit) · ru отря́д (organized group of people) · zza cems (military unit) · ko 여단 (military unit) · fa تیپ (military unit) · hu brigád (organized group of people) · eo brigado (military unit) · et brigaad (military unit) · af brigade (military unit) · af brigade (organized group of people) · he חטיבה (military unit) · fi prikaati (military unit) · fi -kunta (e.g. palokunta) (organized group of people) · ca brigada (organized group of people) · gv brigaid (military unit) · vi lữ đoàn (military unit) · el ταξιαρχία (military unit) · mi pirikēti (military unit) · de Brigade (military unit) · ru брига́да (military unit) · sw brigedi (military unit) · fi osasto (organized group of people) · bg брига́да (military unit) · pt brigada (military unit) · ca brigada (military unit) · hy բրիգադ (organized group of people) · es brigada (military unit) · cmn 隊 /队 (organized group of people) · tr tugay (military unit) · pl brygada (organized group of people) · be брыга́да (organized group of people) · az briqada (military unit) · be брыга́да (military unit) · izh brigada (military unit) · ko 려단 (military unit) · sv brigad (military unit) · ru кома́нда (organized group of people) · jv ꦧꦽꦒꦢ (organized group of people) · gl brigada (organized group of people) · bg отря́д (organized group of people) · ru брига́да (organized group of people) · it brigata (military unit) · ro brigadă (military unit) · cs brigáda (organized group of people) · gl brigada (military unit) · cmn 旅 (military unit) · cmn 班 (organized group of people) · hy բրիգադ (military unit) · hu dandár (military unit) · ota لوا (military unit) · grc τάγμα (military unit) · uk брига́да (organized group of people) · da brigade (military unit) · ar لِوَاء (military unit) · ja 旅団 (military unit) · cmn 旅團 /旅团 (military unit) · jv ꦧꦽꦒꦢ (military unit) · fi ryhmä (organized group of people) · fi prikaati (organized group of people) · uk брига́да (military unit)