brigade

Meanings

Noun

• A group of people organized for a common purpose.
• 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.
• Coordinated online harassment, disruption or influencing, especially organized by an antagonistic website or community.

Verb

• To form or unite into a brigade; to group together.
• To harass an individual or community online in a coordinated manner.

Origin

• Borrowed from French brigade.