briefing
noun/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
/ˈbriːfɪŋ/
- [countable] a meeting in which people are given instructions or information
- Details of the plan will be announced at a press briefing later today.
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
- …
- give somebody
- get
- receive
- …
- session
- document
- paper
- …
- at a/the briefing
- briefing by
- briefing from
- …
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- (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
- …
- give somebody
- get
- receive
- …
- session
- document
- paper
- …
- at a/the briefing
- briefing by
- briefing from
- …
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