brigade

3 definitions • 2 examples

a large group of soldiers in an army

a group of people who have something in common, especially an enthusiasm for a particular belief or subject:

Since she gave up smoking she's joined the anti-smoking brigade.

one of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalions, or a group of people who are organized to perform a particular job:

A brigade of volunteers campaigned for his election.