Squad and Unit

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Squad noun - A cooperative unit (especially in sports).

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Unit is a synonym for squad in division topic. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun "Squad", when it comes to topics like assemblage, department, armed forces.

Unit noun - A single undivided whole.

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Squad is a synonym for unit in division topic. You can use "Squad" instead a noun "Unit", if it concerns topics such as assemblage, department, detachment, armed forces.

Nearby Word: unitary

old	old squad	old unit
good	good squad	good unit
full	full squad	full unit
special	special squad	special unit
Other adjectives: elite, best, particular, standard, original, friendly, single, small, powerful, entire, large, main, secret, new, military, titular, basic, last.

Bloodletters also say the above after killing a unit or a squad.

Source: Video Game / Dawn of War
It should be pointed out that the contubernium wasn't just an administrative division, it was a practical unit, each contubernium was a squad of men who shared the same tent.

Source: No Holds Barred Beatdown / Real Life
Squad leader LT Alice Malvin, who came up with the name, pictures it as a metaphor of the unit acting as a pair of scissors to cut through the thick pumpkin rind-like corruption in the Empire.

Source: Squad Nickname

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