Word.ws English Dictionary

internet brigade

UK/ˈɪntənɛt bɹɪˈɡeɪd/US/ˈɪn(t)əɹˌnɛt bɹɪˈɡeɪd/

internet brigade proper noun: a coordinated group of Internet trolls and propagandists, especially those supporting the governing People's Action Party (PAP).

Proper noun

the internet brigade (plural internet brigades)

  1. (Singlish, derogatory) A coordinated group of Internet trolls and propagandists, especially those supporting the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
    • Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if you're just another one of the PAP internet brigade.2008 October 21, jeff goh, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
    • This so-called “PAP Internet Brigade” was also accused of creating multiple monikers in various internet forums such as the once-popular Sammyboy Alfresco Coffeeshop forum and disrupting threads critical of the PAP by engaging in flame wars, personal attacks, defamatory statements, and...2009 January 11, “Has the PAP Internet Brigade lost its teeth?”, in Sgpolitics, archived from the original on 29 May 2016
    Synonyms:
    IB, Web Brigades, cybertroopers

Examples of internet brigade in a sentence

  • Some of these comments could be done deliberately by people in the "Internet brigade" with the sole intention of creating trouble for Alex Au.2013 January 5, TheInquirer, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
  • The papist Leegime has an internet brigade that wrack havoc on the internet.2014 June 8, Harry, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet):
  • Like China, the Singapore government activated a team of internet brigade to defend Lee Hsien Loong’s embarrassing interview featured on BBC Facebook page.2017 March 1, “Government hires internet brigade to defend Lee Hsien Loong on BBC Facebook”, in States Times Review, Singapore: States...

Synonyms of internet brigade

Forms of internet brigade

pluralinternet brigades

Questions about internet brigade

What does internet brigade mean?
Internet brigade means a coordinated group of Internet trolls and propagandists, especially those supporting the governing People's Action Party (PAP).
How do you use internet brigade in a sentence?
Some of these comments could be done deliberately by people in the "Internet brigade" with the sole intention of creating trouble for Alex Au.
What part of speech is internet brigade?
Internet brigade is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce internet brigade?
Internet brigade is pronounced /ˈɪntənɛt bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ (UK).

Words near internet brigade in the dictionary

  1. internet addiction disorder
  2. Internet address
  3. Internet addresses
  4. Internet art
  5. Internet banking
  6. internet brigade
  7. internet brigades
  8. Internet bubble
  9. Internet bubbles
  10. internet cafe
  11. internet cafes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: internet brigade (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “internet brigade.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/internet_brigade. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.