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DictionarybrigadeOrganized unit
noun / verb

brigade

brih-GAYD/brɪˈɡeɪd/

A group organized to work together for a shared purpose.

The brigade assembles as three battalion formations beneath a shared headquarters flag.

Military brigade assembled on parade ground as three distinct large battalion formations beneath shared headquarters flag, wide organized overview, accurate uniforms and clear scale, no text or combat.
Etymology
brigadeItaliantroop, crowd, gang

Italian brigata could mean a crowd or gang as well as a troop. The military sense narrows that general grouping to an organized body of soldiers.

In context

War Stories29:13
They would crew 118 ships, fly in four squadrons, and create an army brigade numbering 1 and a half thousand men.
Vidkun Quisling: The Infamous Norwegian Traitor Executed By His Own People

More examples

  • Volunteers were brigaded into small work groups.
  • A brigade of cooks prepared the meal.
  • Several brigades of helpers cleared the grounds.

Forms

brigade · brigades · brigaded · brigading

Similar words

team
The general organized group without the military-style emphasis.
corps
Corps names an organized body and, in military use, is generally larger than a brigade.