brigade vs herd

brigade

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

  • To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner. 

noun
  • A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic. 

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

  • A group of people organized for a common purpose. 

  • Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community. 

herd

verb
  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

How often have the words brigade and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )