Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To interview (a government agent, for example) at the end of an assignment, especially to obtain intelligence or to provide instructions regarding information that should be kept secret.
- transitive verb To meet with (one who has undergone a traumatic or stressful experience), especially for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to interrogate (a person) who has recently experienced an event, to obtain information about that experience; -- used especially of military pilots or diplomatic agents who have just returned from a mission.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
question someone after amilitary mission in order to obtainintelligence . - verb transitive To question someone, or a group of people, after the
implementation of aproject in order tolearn frommistakes etc. - verb transitive To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put someone through a debriefing and make him report
Etymologies
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Examples
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Denial of the debrief is also in direct violation of two Presidential Executive Order signed by Presidents Bush and
McDonnell, John T. 1990
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Soon, your email will be filled with feedback, customer analytics, and meeting reqs to debrief from the research department.
5 Reminders When Selecting a New Branding Agency « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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Jeff Jarvis links to a fascinating debrief from the Guardian's "white knuckle ride" after the first week of their CommentIsFree blog.
The Guardian's White Knuckle Blogging Ride Ben Barren 2006
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Jeff Jarvis links to a fascinating debrief from the Guardian's "white knuckle ride" after the first week of their CommentIsFree blog.
Archive 2006-03-01 Ben Barren 2006
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Tien was polygraphed, and his debrief is believed to be accurate.
Jones, James E. 1966
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Tien was polygraphed, and his debrief is believed to be accurate.
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Tien was polygraphed, and his debrief is believed to be accurate.
Williams, Eddie L. 1966
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One of the only ways these prisoners can get out the SHU is if they "debrief"--that is, give prison officials information on gang activity.
David Henry Sterry: Pelican Bay Inmates Hunger Strike to Protest Inhumane Solitary Confinement David Henry Sterry 2011
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"Before we get back to what you charmingly call the debrief, Gus ..."
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Then after that, after the debrief, which is expected to take two to three days, the crew members who are based at Whidbey Island at the Naval Air Station there in Washington state, will head back there and be reunited with families.
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