brigade

/brɪˈɡeɪd/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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.
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