brigade

Several battalions combined

A brigade is a military unit, typically comprising several battalions and forming part of a division.

The term extends to organized groups working toward a common purpose: fire brigade, bucket brigade.

It can describe any coordinated team effort: The cleanup brigade tackled the mess after the party.

To brigade is to form into a brigade or group together.

military

battalion

Mid-sized military unit

regimentColonel-led military unit
platoonSmall infantry formation
companyCommercial enterprise or guests

division · corps · squad · infantry · cavalry · artillery · garrison · troops · soldiers · commander

group

crew

Working team aboard

gangOrganized criminal group
teamOrganized cooperative unit
squadSmall working group

band · corps · outfit · contingent · force · cohort · posse · task force · detachment · workforce

firefighting

firefighter

Emergency blaze responder

engineMachine producing motion
ladderPortable climbing frame
hoseFlexible fluid conduit

hydrant · station · chief · crew · volunteer · response · dispatch · pumper · apparatus · rescue

cooking

kitchen

Food preparation room

chefProfessional kitchen leader
lineContinuous mark or queue
stationFixed stopping point

sous · prep · saucier · patissier · commis · expeditor · hierarchy · culinary · professional

Categories

armyinfantry, cavalry, soldiers, artillery, officers
military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
nonstate actorsmilitia, insurgent, rebel group, guerrilla, paramilitary
Indian Militarysepoy, regiment, battalion, corps, platoon
groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
guerrecombat, offensive, defensive, front, invasion

Opposites

unit size/scale

brigadesoldier

Armed forces member

squad · platoon · skeleton crew · division · corps

collective vs. individual

brigadeindividual

One separate human being

one · person · lone wolf · singleton

organization vs. disorganization

brigademob

Disorderly, aggressive crowd

rabble · horde · chaos · anarchy

Phrases

fire brigadeOrganized blaze-fighting unit
bucket brigadeHand-to-hand water relay
brigadier generalLowest flag officer rank
volunteer brigadeUnpaid organized service group
infantry brigadeMilitary unit of foot soldiers
brigade de cuisineProfessional kitchen's ranked workforce

Family

brigand, fire brigade, brigades, brigadier, brigands, brigantine, brigaded, brigadiers, brigantines

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