Definition of "brigade"

brigade

/bɹɪˈɡeɪd/

noun
plural brigades
1. A group of people organized for a common purpose.
2. (military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
3. (derogatory) A group of people who share views or a specific characteristic.
4. (Internet slang) Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.
  Quotations
  We've definitely seen an increase in abusive content since certain areas began COVID lockdowns and stay home orders, we suspect because of the growth of people having time to waste doing these sorts of brigades.
  2020, “Comments of Reddit, Inc., before the Federal Communications Commission, Washington DC”, in fcc.gov‎
verb
third-person singular simple present brigades, present participle brigading, simple past and past participle brigaded
1. To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
  Quotations
  This is, however, a classic case where speech is brigaded with action.
  1969, William O. Douglas's opinion in Brandenburg v. Ohio
2. (Internet slang) To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.