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
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
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
The following day, Mercury joins the retrograde brigade in your sign, forcing you to rethink your current trajectory and communication style over the coming weeks.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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Noun
With the gunfire so close to the palace, and a police brigade under fire, the palace’s specialized unit deployed to help push back the gangs.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
The following day, Mercury joins the retrograde brigade in your sign, forcing you to rethink your current trajectory and communication style over the coming weeks.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
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
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“Brigade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigade. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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