internet brigade
- noun
- /ˈɪntərˌnɛt brɪˈɡeɪd/
- Literature
- An internet brigade organized petitions and shared information to raise awareness about climate change.
Examples
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After the announcement, an internet brigade flooded social media to show their support.
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The celebrity relied on an internet brigade to boost the popularity of her latest campaign.
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The internet brigade mobilized quickly to support the campaign.
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Have you heard about the new internet brigade for climate action?
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An internet brigade organized petitions and shared information to raise awareness about climate change.
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After the announcement, an internet brigade flooded social media to show their support.
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The celebrity relied on an internet brigade to boost the popularity of her latest campaign.
Synonyms
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People who use blogs and social media to organize and influence politics
A large group of people who work together online to support a cause or project
How Coordinated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward noun–noun combination: 'Internet' (the global network) + 'brigade' (a coordinated group), so the meaning—an organized group acting on the Internet—is directly predictable from the parts. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and does not involve an idiomatic or highly metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should infer the meaning.
Etymology
Internet brigade shows a simple picture: internet means the online world and brigade means a group of soldiers. Imagine a small army moving across social media to 'support' a cause, and that's why the phrase means a group acting together online to 'promote' an idea.