0 to ask someone to do a particular job: --
1 to ask someone to do a particular job: --
An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union.
The army was brought in to try to prevent further bloodshed.
Outside workers were brought in in an attempt to break the strike.
The company has brought in some new blood in an effort to revive its fortunes.
I've been brought in to troubleshoot - to go in, sort out the problem, and get out again.