brigade
/brɪˈɡeɪd/
noun
- A large group of soldiers that is part of an army.
- He served in an infantry brigade for two years.
- The brigade marched across the field during the training exercise.
- The general ordered the brigade to advance at dawn.
- A group of people organized to do a particular job or activity.
- The clean-up brigade spent the morning picking up trash in the park.
- A volunteer fire brigade arrived quickly to put out the flames.
- Our office has a coffee brigade that takes turns making drinks for everyone.
verb
- To form or organize people into a group or brigade.
- The coach brigaded the players into offensive and defensive squads.
- The manager brigaded the volunteers into teams for the charity event.
- They brigaded the workers by skill level to improve efficiency.