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Meaning of brigade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
bɹɪˈɡeɪd

Definitions

  1. A group of people organized for a common purpose.
  2. A group of people organized for a common purpose
  3. Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
  4. A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service
  5. To form into a brigade.
  6. in the army, the commander of a brigade. brigadier, brigade-bevelvoerder عَميد бригаден генерал brigadeiro brigádní generál der Brigadenkommandent brigadechef ταξίαρχος general de brigada brigaadikomandör سرتیپ prikaatinkomentaja général de brigade תַת-אָלוּף सेना का कमांडर brigadir dandártábornok komandan brigade liðsforingi generale di brigata 准将 준장 brigados vadas brigādes komandieris brigadier brigadecommandant brigadesjef generał brygady سرلښ brigadeiro general de brigadă бригадный генера...
  7. A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
    derogatory
  8. A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic
  9. A military unit consisting of a variable number of combat battalions or regiments.
  10. Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
    Internet
  11. Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community
  12. A group of persons organized for a specific purpose: formed a bucket brigade to carry water to the fire.
  13. To form or unite into a brigade; to group together
  14. (Military) a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier
  15. a group of people organized for a certain task: a rescue brigade.
  16. to organize into a brigade
  17. to put or group together
  18. a military unit consisting of a headquarters and two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
  19. a large body of troops.

Equivalents

العربية اللّواء لواء
Azərbaycanca briqada
Български бригада отряд
Català brigada
Čeština brigáda
Deutsch Brigade
Ελληνικά ταξιαρχία
Esperanto brigado
Español brigada
Eesti brigaad
Français brigade
Galego brigada
עברית חטיבה
Magyar brigád dandár
Հայերեն բրիգադ
Italiano brigata
日本語 旅団
한국어 려단 여단
Kurdî brîgad tugay
Português brigada
Română brigadă
Svenska brigad
Kiswahili brigedi
ไทย กอง
Türkçe tugay
Українська бригада
Tiếng Việt lữ đoàn

Examples

“a work brigade; a fire brigade”
“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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