briefing
nounAU, UK /ˈbɹiː.fɪŋ/ · CA, US, SC /ˈbɹi.fɪŋ/
Etymology From brief + -ing.
1
A concise summary of a current situation
- The president received a briefing on the situation before going to the press conference.
2
A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.
- Today's briefing of the press will take place at 10 o'clock.
- Despite knowing that getting rid of Koeman was going to necessitate putting his hand very deep into what are currently very shallow pockets, Laporta changed tack a couple of weeks ago by summoning journalists for an off-the-record briefing about what was going to happen with the coach.2021 September 22, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport:
- Derived terms
- briefing note, counterbriefing, debriefing, e-briefing, President's Daily Briefing, telebriefing