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brigades

brigades is the plural of brigade.

Meaning of brigade

Noun

brigade (plural brigades)

  1. A group of people organized for a common purpose.
    • a work brigade; a fire brigade
  2. A military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
  3. (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
    • More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!
  4. (Internet) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
    • 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.2020, “Comments of Reddit, Inc., before the Federal Communications Commission, Washington DC”, in fcc.gov, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2020

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Phrases with brigades

Questions about brigades

What is brigades the plural of?
Brigades is the plural of brigade.

Words near brigades in the dictionary

  1. brigade majors
  2. brigade system
  3. brigaded
  4. brigader
  5. brigaders
  6. brigades
  7. brigadier
  8. brigadier general
  9. brigadier generals
  10. brigadiers
  11. brigadiership

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