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Definition of briefing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

briefing

noun
 
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
 
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
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  1. [countable] a meeting in which people are given instructions or information
    • Details of the plan will be announced at a press briefing later today.
    compare debriefing
    Extra Examples
    • He told a press briefing that he had no plans to resign.
    • I asked him to arrange a formal briefing.
    • a briefing on security issues
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • detailed
    • full
    • thorough
    verb + briefing
    • give somebody
    • get
    • receive
    briefing + noun
    • session
    • document
    • paper
    preposition
    • at a/​the briefing
    • briefing  by
    • briefing  from
    See full entry
  2. (also brief especially in North American English)
    [countable, uncountable] the detailed instructions or information that are given to people in a meeting that has been called in order to give these instructions
    • Captain Trent gave his men a full briefing.
    • a briefing session/paper
    Extra Examples
    • a briefing by the commanding officer
    • She returned to Washington for a final briefing.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • detailed
    • full
    • thorough
    verb + briefing
    • give somebody
    • get
    • receive
    briefing + noun
    • session
    • document
    • paper
    preposition
    • at a/​the briefing
    • briefing  by
    • briefing  from
    See full entry
See briefing in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee briefing in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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