brigade

/bษนษชหˆษกeษชd/

IPA: /B R AH0 G EY1 D/

noun
  1. 1

    A group of people organized for a common purpose.

    โ€œa work brigade; a fire brigadeโ€

  2. 2

    Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.

  3. 3

    A group of people who share views or beliefs.

    โ€œMore sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brigade