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Brigadier

Noun CEFR B2
bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ

Definitions

  1. An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
  2. A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
    UK
  3. Ellipsis of brigadier general.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  4. The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.
    historical

Equivalents

Españolbrigadier
Françaisbrigadierbrigadière
Portuguêsbrigadeiro
16 more languages

Examples

“The supervisory staff of the farm did their work⟳ well, according to the source. All the brigadiers were old, experienced workers who knew their business.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

brigadier general Brigadiers brigadiership Brigading brigadista Brigadoon

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