volunteer brigade
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4.1
- noun
- /ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr brɪˈɡeɪd/
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brigada de voluntarios
- Below, we share photos of the volunteer brigades sent to us by our PARC partners.
Examples
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During the disaster relief efforts, the volunteer brigade provided food and shelter to those in need.
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The local volunteer brigade organized a cleanup day in the park to help the community.
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Many students formed a volunteer brigade to assist at the animal shelter over the summer.
Synonyms
A group of people who pick up litter and remove debris after an event or disaster
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: combining 'volunteer' (a person who offers services freely) with 'brigade' (an organized team) yields an organized group of volunteers. This is a standard noun+noun composition found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Volunteer brigade comes from the image of ordinary people joining as a brigade, a small group like soldiers, to work together. Because volunteer shows they join by choice and brigade gives the idea of a formed team, the phrase means 'a group of people who volunteer together to help the community'.