brigade vs squad

brigade

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

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

  • A group of people organized for a common purpose. 

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

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

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

squad

noun
  • A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. 

  • Sloppy mud. 

  • One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps. 

  • A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen. 

  • A collective noun for a group of squid. 

verb
  • To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad. 

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