Definition

Noun: - Brigadier: The commanding officer or leader of a brigade, which is a military unit typically composed of several battalions. This is a specific military rank or position. - Brigade Commander: A general term for the person in charge of a brigade, emphasizing the leadership role.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lữ đoàn trưởng đang chỉ huy cuộc diễn tập. (The brigadier is commanding the drill exercise.)
  • Ông ấy được bổ nhiệm làm lữ đoàn trưởng. (He was appointed as the brigade commander.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in military and formal organizational contexts. In some modern contexts, it can metaphorically refer to the leader of a large, organized group, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Lữ đoàn (n): Brigade. The unit commanded by the lữ đoàn trưởng.

  • Lữ đoàn không quân số 1. (The 1st Air Brigade.)

• Đoàn trưởng (n): Leader of a đoàn (a group, corps, or regiment). A related term for a leader of a smaller or different type of unit.

  • Đoàn trưởng đoàn thanh niên. (The head of the youth union.)

Synonyms

• Brigadier General: A specific officer rank often associated with commanding a brigade.
• Brigade Commander: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Commanding Officer (of a brigade): A formal synonym emphasizing the command role.

Related Terms (No direct idioms common for this specific term)

• Chỉ huy (v/n): To command / commander. A more general term for leadership.

  • Lữ đoàn trưởng là người chỉ huy cao nhất của lữ đoàn. (The brigadier is the highest commander of the brigade.)

• Tư lệnh (n): Commander (often of a larger force like a corps or army).

  • Tư lệnh quân đoàn. (Corps commander.)

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