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Boys' Brigade

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A new organisation called the Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade is to be established.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2023

According to the terms of the split agreement, seen by BBC News NI, the Northern Ireland Boys' Brigade "would not actively seek to form companies in the Republic of Ireland".

From BBC Jun. 19, 2023

They will vote on a move to "take such steps necessary to establish a new relationship with BB UK & RoI, in which the Boys' Brigade in Northern Ireland will be a separate autonomous body".

From BBC Sep. 26, 2022

The Boys' Brigade, which was founded in Glasgow in 1883, now has about 750,000 members in countries across the world.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2022

The Boys' Brigade is the senior and largest of these organisations; it has many branches throughout the Empire, with a present total strength of 115,000.

From With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War by Sellers, William Edward

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