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
Synonyms
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
Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Only one brigade would remain in southern Gaza, the IDF said, stationed upon a corridor that divides northern and southern Gaza.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Finally, facilitators will be trained to organize groups and brigades to perform some or all of the above activities.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
The brigade’s M-2s motored into Stepove nearly every day to pepper Russian assault groups with their 25-millimeter auto-cannons.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The brigade later learned its soldiers were killed from the video released by Russian forces.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
On March 18, Rodriguez took to X, formerly Twitter, and said Cuba’s medical brigade will continue working in Haiti with limitations imposed by the circumstances.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
This is where Bottura and his brigade continue to experiment with haute interpretations of Emilian cuisine.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The unity among camp factions and their conflict with Israeli forces is also placing the communities increasingly beyond the reach of the governing PA, which sees the militant brigades and their fierce autonomy as a challenge to its own authority.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
H. Colleen Sinclair, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2023
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
Noun
The remaining brigade includes several thousand soldiers.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Only one brigade would remain in southern Gaza, the IDF said, stationed upon a corridor that divides northern and southern Gaza.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Finally, facilitators will be trained to organize groups and brigades to perform some or all of the above activities.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2024
The brigade’s M-2s motored into Stepove nearly every day to pepper Russian assault groups with their 25-millimeter auto-cannons.
—David Axe, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
The brigade later learned its soldiers were killed from the video released by Russian forces.
—Tim Lister, CNN, 19 Feb. 2024
On March 18, Rodriguez took to X, formerly Twitter, and said Cuba’s medical brigade will continue working in Haiti with limitations imposed by the circumstances.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024
This is where Bottura and his brigade continue to experiment with haute interpretations of Emilian cuisine.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The unity among camp factions and their conflict with Israeli forces is also placing the communities increasingly beyond the reach of the governing PA, which sees the militant brigades and their fierce autonomy as a challenge to its own authority.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
Verb
This is just one of the tactics in brigading, where disinformation agents seek to silence dissenting viewpoints by casting them as the wrong choice.
—H. Colleen Sinclair, The Conversation, 7 Dec. 2023
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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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigade. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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