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internet brigade

internet brigade

6.3
A group of people who act together online to support a cause
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntərˌnɛt brɪˈɡeɪd/
  • Literature
translation icon : brigada de internet
  • An internet brigade organized petitions and shared information to raise awareness about climate change.

Examples

  • After the announcement, an internet brigade flooded social media to show their support.

  • The celebrity relied on an internet brigade to boost the popularity of her latest campaign.

  • The internet brigade mobilized quickly to support the campaign.

  • Have you heard about the new internet brigade for climate action?

  • An internet brigade organized petitions and shared information to raise awareness about climate change.

  • After the announcement, an internet brigade flooded social media to show their support.

  • The celebrity relied on an internet brigade to boost the popularity of her latest campaign.

Synonyms

netroots
vsinternet brigade
  • Jargon
7.5

People who use blogs and social media to organize and influence politics

is similar but limited to political activism and commentary rather than any online cause
network army
vsinternet brigade
  • Literature
6.7

A large group of people who work together online to support a cause or project

focuses more on activist coordination for specific causes rather than broad influence

How Coordinated

internet brigade
  • Literature
6.3
followers
2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Internet + brigade

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.