Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or an instance of giving instructions or preparatory information to someone.
- noun A meeting at which such information is presented.
- noun The information conveyed at such a meeting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation.
- noun a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given to those who are to execute it.
- noun a summary report of an operation or event after it has occurred, by a participant or observer.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A short and
concise summary of a situation. - noun A presentation of
information orinstruction ; themeeting at which it is presented. - verb Present participle of
brief .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun detailed instructions, as for a military operation
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Examples
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This farce they call a briefing is just another log on the fire.
The Change that they were waiting for: Gibbs and the WH Press Pool. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2010
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At a subsequent briefing from the military police's special investigation branch, it was established that what Mrs Perry describes as a "catalogue of errors" had been factors in his death.
Mother of military policeman killed by sniper learned at reunion how he died Jamie Doward 2010
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The briefing is expected to begin no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT.
Press Conference Time Changed and Twitter Updates - NASA Watch 2009
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The briefing is expected to begin no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT.
Press Conference Time Changed and Twitter Updates - NASA Watch 2009
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A briefing is being prepared for NASA Administrator Bolden for presentation as early as Monday.
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Mrs Perry has received a briefing from the Royal Military Police and we remain in contact with her regarding the investigation.
Mother of military policeman killed by sniper learned at reunion how he died Jamie Doward 2010
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– - After he got an emergency briefing from a 5th grade science student.
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If the number of federal prisoners sentenced to life without parole for nonhomicide crimes committed before the age of 18 was important, the Court could — and should — have asked for briefing from the SG.
The Volokh Conspiracy » SG Corrects Factual Record in Graham 2010
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My perception was sealed after a very detailed and convincing briefing from a senior Democratic Party official last week.
Maybe the Dems should lose the House? Jonathan Capehart 2010
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The briefing is expected to begin no earlier than 5 p.m. EDT.
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