English-Swedish translations for brigade

• brigad
  Det finns också belägg för att denna femte brigad är inblandad i kraftåtgärderna inför valet.There is evidence also of this Fifth Brigade being involved in pre-election crackdowns.
  Vi kommer i alla fall inte att vara den sista dödsdömda brigaden som fortfarande vajar flaggan för detta missilförsvarssystem.We will, at least, not be the last doomed brigade left fluttering the flag of this missile defence system.
  De internationella brigaderna, som organiserades av bolsjevikerna i Ryssland, hjälpte den kommunistiska sidan i Spanien.The International Brigades, organised by Bolshevik Russia, came to the aid of Communist Spain.

Definition of brigade

• A group of people organized for a common purpose
• Military unit composed of several regiments and including soldiers from different arms of service
• To form or unite into a brigade; to group together

Examples

• a work brigade; a fire brigade
• More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade!

Related words

• brigadeer
• brigade member
• bucket-brigade device
• fire brigade
• bucket brigade
• plant fire brigade
• Red Brigades