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The synonyms of “Brigade” are: unit, contingent, battalion, regiment, garrison, division, squadron, company, platoon, section, detachment, legion, corps, troop, squad, team, group, band, party, body, crew, force, outfit
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brigade” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| band | A stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings. The top band of pupils. |
| battalion | An army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies. A battalion of ants. |
| body | The body excluding the head and neck and limbs. They found the body in the lake. |
| company | A visiting person or group of people. He started the company in his garage. |
| contingent | A gathering of persons representative of some larger group. A contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a conference. |
| corps | A body of people associated together. Diplomatic corps. |
| crew | A group of rappers, break dancers, or graffiti artists performing or operating together. A graffiti crew called the Syndicate. |
| detachment | The act of releasing from an attachment or connection. A detachment of Marines. |
| division | A group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. Deep cultural divisions. |
| force | The army navy and air force of a country. He might still be a force for peace and unity. |
| garrison | The building occupied by a garrison. Forces from these garrisons have been used against governments. |
| group | A set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, which contains an inverse for each element and an identity element. A methyl group. |
| legion | The Foreign Legion. Legions of photographers and TV cameras. |
| outfit | A group of people undertaking a particular activity together, especially a group of musicians, a team, or a business concern. A first aid outfit. |
| party | A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute. The visiting party will be asked to conform to safety procedures whilst on site. |
| platoon | Engaged in platooning. The platoon commander. |
| regiment | An operational unit of artillery. The powers of ecclesiastical regiment which none but the Church should wield. |
| section | A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical. Sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue. |
| squad | A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. The 39 year old actress and her squad snapped some pics together after the show. |
| squadron | A principal division of an armoured or cavalry regiment, consisting of two or more troops. He immediately commissioned a squadron of architects. |
| team | A group of players forming one side in a competitive game or sport. His team played well. |
| troop | An orderly crowd. A troop of children. |
| unit | The smallest measure of investment in a unit trust. An idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another. |
| armed | Characterized by having or bearing arms. Heavily armed troops. |
| armored | Used of animals; provided with protective covering. |
| army | The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. Army officers. |
| artillery | A means of persuading or arguing. Each corps included two regiments of field artillery. |
| battalion | A large organized group of people pursuing a common aim. A battalion of ants. |
| brigadier | A rank of officer in the British army, above colonel and below major general. |
| byzantine | Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it. |
| cantonment | A permanent military station in British India. |
| colonel | A rank of officer in the army and in the US air force above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. |
| combatant | A person engaged in conflict or competition with another. A long time combatant for the control of Newcastle FC. |
| commander | A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment. |
| corporal | A rank of non commissioned officer in the army above lance corporal or private first class and below sergeant. A corporal defect. |
| corps | A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions. Diplomatic corps. |
| deploy | Place troops or weapons in battle formation. Forces were deployed at strategic locations. |
| disarm | Take away the weapons from; render harmless. His tact and political skills will disarm critics. |
| disarmament | The reduction or withdrawal of military forces and weapons. The disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete. |
| grenadier | A reddish-brown African waxbill with a red bill and a bright blue rump. |
| inroad | An encroachment or intrusion. They made inroads in the United States market. |
| legion | The Foreign Legion. Her fans are legion. |
| legionary | A soldier in a Roman legion. The legionary fortress of Isca. |
| martial | Relating to fighting or war. Martial law. |
| militia | (in the US) all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service. Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia. |
| muster | Round up (livestock. Reporters mustered outside her house. |
| naval | Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy. A naval officer. |
| navy | The ships of a navy. The dress comes in navy gunmetal grey or black. |
| regiment | Form military personnel into a regiment. The powers of ecclesiastical regiment which none but the Church should wield. |
| sergeant | A lawman with the rank of sergeant. |
| soldier | Serve as a soldier in the military. Graham wasn t enjoying this but he soldiered on. |
| squad | A small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime. Ireland s World Cup squad. |
| vanguard | A position at the forefront of new developments or ideas. The prototype was in the vanguard of technical development. |
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