Brigade vs Contingent - What's the difference?
brigade | contingent | Synonyms |
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.
(derogatory) A group of people who share views or beliefs.
To form troops into a brigade
An event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.
That which falls to one in a division or apportionment among a number; a suitable share; proportion;
a quota of troops.
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Possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.
(with upon ) Dependent on something that is undetermined or unknown.
Dependent on something that may or may not occur.
Not logically necessarily true or false.
As nouns the difference between brigade and contingent
is that brigade is a group of people organized for a common purpose while contingent is an event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something future; a contingency.As a verb brigade
is to form troops into a brigade.As an adjective contingent is
possible or liable, but not certain to occur; incidental; casual.brigade
English
Noun
(en noun)- a work brigade'''; a fire '''brigade
- More sympathy for career criminals from the bleeding-heart brigade !
Usage notes
* In many countries, a military brigade was traditionally formed from two or more regiments. According to the country and time period, brigade may also designate a much smaller groups of soldiers. A modern US brigade usually consists of three battalions and forms part of a division.Verb
(brigad)Anagrams
* ----contingent
English
Noun
(en noun)Courts kept busy as Jordan works to crush support for Isis", The Guardian , 27 November 2014:
- Arrests and prosecutions intensified after Isis captured Mosul in June, but the groundwork had been laid by an earlier amendment to Jordan’s anti-terrorism law. It is estimated that 2,000 Jordanians have fought and 250 of them have died in Syria – making them the third largest Arab contingent in Isis after Saudi Arabians and Tunisians.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The success of his undertaking is contingent upon events which he can not control.
- a contingent estate
