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noun brief·ing \ ˈbrē-fiŋ \

Definition of briefing

:an act or instance of giving precise instructions or essential information

Recent Examples of briefing from the Web

President Trump receives a briefing on Tropical Storm Harvey relief efforts with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) at the Texas Department of Public Safety Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday.

— tory newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Trump speech will bash rigged system. But tax outline would benefit 1 percent.," 30 Aug. 2017
Trump will travel to Texas on Tuesday for briefings on the federal government's work to help the state recover from Harvey's devastation.

— Bloomberg.com, "Trump Campaign Urges Donations to Harvey Relief," 29 Aug. 2017
City officials were expected to hold a briefing Monday evening.

— mike cason, AL.com, "Second-longest serving member of Alabama House retiring," 28 Aug. 2017
Guests participate in a safety briefing and practice course and are assisted by Edge Adventures trained staff such as Koebcke monitoring guests throughout each of the course routes.

— philip potempa, Post-Tribune, "NWI's first aerial park reaches new heights," 11 Aug. 2017
The adventure begins when guests get to know the new Discovery with a briefing from a Land Rover driving instructor before setting off to an African lodge.

— mark maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2 action-packed Discovery adventures by Land Rover," 3 Aug. 2017
Donald Trump's obsession with fame (and propaganda) reached new heights this week when White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read fan mail from a 9-year-old boy at Wednesday's press briefing.

— christina coleman, Essence.com, "White House Propaganda Hits All Time High As Press Secretary Reads Fan Mail During Briefing," 28 July 2017
As the interview was wrapping up, Tapper asked if on-camera briefings would happen more often moving forward.

— peter wade, Esquire, "Anthony Scaramucci Has an Anonymous Source on Russia (It's President Trump)," 23 July 2017
Despite the frantic political activity in Westminster—the briefing, back-stabbing and plotting—the country has made remarkably little progress since the referendum in deciding what form Brexit should take.

— The Economist, "Britain faces up to Brexit," 22 July 2017

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