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Definition battalion in British English

battalion noun

[countable] noun
/bəˈtæljən/
1

a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more smaller groups called companies

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2

a large group of people with the same aim or opinion

Example

battalions of experts telling us what to do

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Definition battalion in British English