"brigade" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ Audio: en-us-brigade.ogg [US] Forms: brigades [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French brigade. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|brigade}} French brigade Head templates: {{en-noun}} brigade (plural brigades)
  1. A group of people organized for a common purpose. Categories (topical): Collectives Translations (organized group of people): բրիգադ (brigad) (Armenian), брыга́да (bryháda) [feminine] (Belarusian), отря́д (otrjád) [masculine] (Bulgarian), кома́нда (kománda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), brigada [feminine] (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (duì) (Chinese Mandarin), (bān) (Chinese Mandarin), brigáda [feminine] (Czech), prikaati (Finnish), -kunta (e.g. palokunta) (Finnish), osasto (Finnish), ryhmä (Finnish), brigada [feminine] (Galician), Brigade [feminine] (German), brigád (Hungarian), brygada [feminine] (Polish), брига́да (brigáda) [feminine] (Russian), кома́нда (kománda) [feminine] (Russian), отря́д (otrjád) [masculine] (Russian), brigada [feminine] (Spanish), брига́да (bryháda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-noun-EF0UQhjy Disambiguation of Collectives: 49 8 19 15 1 9 Categories (other): Crimean Tatar terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Crimean Tatar terms with redundant script codes: 36 14 12 18 6 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 17 4 16 4 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 16 5 25 5 10 Disambiguation of 'organized group of people': 53 2 31 14
  2. (military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service. Categories (topical): Military Translations (military unit): τάγμα (tágma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), لِوَاء (liwāʔ) (Arabic), բրիգադ (brigad) (Armenian), briqada (Azerbaijani), брыга́да (bryháda) [feminine] (Belarusian), брига́да (brigáda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), brigada [feminine] (Catalan), (lǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 旅團 (Chinese Mandarin), 旅团 (lǚtuán) (Chinese Mandarin), brigáda [feminine] (Czech), brigaad (Estonian), prikaati (Finnish), brigada [feminine] (Galician), Brigade [feminine] (German), ταξιαρχία (taxiarchía) [feminine] (Greek), חטיבה (khativá) [feminine] (Hebrew), dandár (Hungarian), brigata (Italian), 旅団 (ryodan) (alt: りょだん) (Japanese), 여단 (yeodan) (Korean), 려단 (ryeodan) [North-Korea] (Korean), brigaid [masculine] (Manx), pirikēti (Maori), لوا (liva) (Ottoman Turkish), brygada [feminine] (Polish), brigada (Portuguese), brigadă [feminine] (Romanian), отря́д (otrjád) [masculine] (Russian), брига́да (brigáda) [feminine] (Russian), brigada [feminine] (Spanish), brigedi (Swahili), brigad (Swedish), tugay (Turkish), брига́да (bryháda) [feminine] (Ukrainian), lữ đoàn (Vietnamese), cems [feminine] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-noun-i--G98kz Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military unit': 0 96 0 4
  3. (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-noun-Z8XgneQS
  4. (Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-noun-7Y9jUaaf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: brigadier, brigadier general

Verb

IPA: /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ Audio: en-us-brigade.ogg [US] Forms: brigades [present, singular, third-person], brigading [participle, present], brigaded [participle, past], brigaded [past]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Borrowed from French brigade. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|brigade}} French brigade Head templates: {{en-verb}} brigade (third-person singular simple present brigades, present participle brigading, simple past and past participle brigaded)
  1. To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-verb-Dqv9BiZN
  2. (Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-brigade-en-verb-uLVQ6bY7

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lǚ",
          "sense": "military unit",
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        {
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lǚtuán",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "word": "Brigade"
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          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "taxiarchía",
          "sense": "military unit",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ταξιαρχία"
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          "code": "he",
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          "roman": "khativá",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "military unit",
          "word": "brigata"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yeodan",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "word": "려단"
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          "lang": "Manx",
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "liva",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "roman": "otrjád",
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          "word": "отря́д"
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          "roman": "brigáda",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "word": "брига́да"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 96 0 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "word": "brigada"
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          "sense": "military unit",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "bryháda",
          "sense": "military unit",
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          "word": "брига́да"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 96 0 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "military unit",
          "word": "lữ đoàn"
        },
        {
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          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
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      "sense": "military unit",
      "word": "lữ đoàn"
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          "ref": "1969, William O. Douglas's opinion in Brandenburg v. Ohio",
          "text": "This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action."
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