brigade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === brigade (plural brigades) A group of people organized for a common purpose. (military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service. (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic. (Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community. ==== Usage notes ==== In many countries, a military brigade was traditionally formed from two or more regiments. According to the country and time period, brigade may also designate a much smaller group of soldiers. A modern US brigade usually consists of three battalions and forms part of a division. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== brigadier brigadier general ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brigade (third-person singular simple present brigades, present participle brigading, simple past and past participle brigaded) To form or unite into a brigade; to group together. 1969, William O. Douglas's opinion in Brandenburg v. Ohio: This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action. (Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner. === Anagrams === Abridge, abridge, bigrade == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbriˈɣaː.də/ Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧de Rhymes: -aːdə === Noun === brigade f (plural brigades, no diminutive) brigade, a military unit consisting of two or more regiments, often using combined arms or of diverse disciplines a police unit of varying size or purpose, but often serving a specialised purpose ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: brigade == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French brigade, from Italian brigata. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi.ɡad/ Rhymes: -ad === Noun === brigade f (plural brigades) (military) brigade [from c. 1370] (by extension) brigade, team of workers [from 1867] ==== Derived terms ==== embrigader ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “brigade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch brigade, from French brigade, from Italian brigata. Doublet of bregada. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [briˈɡadə] Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧dê === Noun === brigadê (plural brigade-brigade) brigade: a military unit consisting of two or more regiments, often using combined arms or of diverse disciplines ==== Alternative forms ==== brigéd (Standard Malay) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “brigade”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 brigade on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia id == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian brigata. === Noun === brigade f (plural brigades) (military) brigade brigade (group of people) ==== Descendants ==== French: brigade (see there for further descendants) === References === brigade on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigade, from Italian brigata, from Italian or Medieval Latin briga (“strife”). === Noun === brigade m (definite singular brigaden, indefinite plural brigader, definite plural brigadene) (military) a brigade === References === “brigade” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigade, from Italian brigata, from Italian or Medieval Latin briga (“strife”). === Noun === brigade m (definite singular brigaden, indefinite plural brigadar, definite plural brigadane) (military) a brigade === References === “brigade” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.