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debrief
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de·brief  (d-brf)
tr.v. de·briefed, de·brief·ing, de·briefs
1. To question to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered especially on a military mission.
2. To instruct (a government agent, for example) not to reveal classified or secret information after employment has ceased.

debrief [diːˈbriːf]
vb
(Military) (of a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) to make or (of his superiors) to elicit a report after a mission or event Compare brief [13]
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Verb1.debrief - put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"
query, question - pose a question

debrief
verb interrogate, question, examine, probe, quiz, cross-examine The men have been debriefed by officials.
Translations
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] VThacer dar parte
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] vtdemander un compte rendu de fin de mission à
debrief
vtbefragen; to be debriefedBericht erstatten
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] vt (Mil) → chiamare a rapporto (a operazione ultimata)
debrief [ˌdiːˈbriːf] vt (Mil) → chiamare a rapporto (a operazione ultimata)


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The FSO must review large amounts of raw information from platoon patrol debriefings for significant data, such as people encountered, buildings entered and common trends in the populace or economy.
He said the program was developed based on federal debriefings of former al-Qaida terrorist trainers, as well as his own interviews with terrorists in Malaysia in 2001 before the Sept.
POPPA key interventions include assessment, triage, individual crisis intervention, demobilizations (large-group crisis intervention), defusings (small-group crisis intervention), debriefings (small-group format), and referral to subsequent psychological support if required.
 
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