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briefing

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brief·ing  (brfng)
n.
1. The act or an instance of giving instructions or preparatory information to someone.
2. A meeting at which such information is presented.
3. The information conveyed at such a meeting.

briefing [ˈbriːfɪŋ]
n
1. a meeting at which detailed information or instructions are given, as for military operations, etc
2. the facts presented during such a meeting

The act of giving in advance specific instructions or information.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.briefing - detailed instructions, as for a military operationbriefing - detailed instructions, as for a military operation
making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

briefing
noun
1. conference, meeting, priming, question and answer session They're holding a press briefing tomorrow.
2. instructions, information, priming, directions, instruction, preparation, guidance, preamble, rundown The Chancellor gives a twenty-minute briefing to his backbenchers.
Translations
briefing [ˈbriːfɪŋ] N (= meeting) → sesión f informativa; (written) → informe m

briefing [ˈbriːfɪŋ] n
(for task, job, mission)instructions fpl
[press] → séance f d'information
briefing paper nnote d'information)f >

briefing
n (= instructions)Instruktionen pl, → Anweisungen pl; (also briefing session)Einsatzbesprechung f

briefing [ˈbriːfɪŋ] nbriefing m inv, istruzioni fpl

briefing إصدار التعليمات instruktáž briefing Einsatzbesprechung ενημέρωση sesión informativa ohjeiden jako exposé informiranje briefing ブリーフィング 브리핑 briefing orientering instruktaż instruções информационное совещание briefing การสรุปแบบสั้นๆ brifing trình bày ngắn gọn 简报


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