debrief
[dee-breef]
- to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission.
- to question formally and systematically in order to obtain useful intelligence or information: Political and economic experts routinely debrief important defectors about conditions in their home country.
- to subject to prohibitions against revealing or discussing classified information, as upon separation from a position of military or political sensitivity.
- Psychology. (after an experiment) to disclose to the subject the purpose of the experiment and any reasons for deception or manipulation.
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At the same time, the NYPD is continuing to field undercovers as well as debrief informants.
NYPD Will Continue Spying in the Muslim Community With Undercovers, InformantsMichael Daly
April 16, 2014
Wilkinson, an editor at DeBrief, was on a train, eating a rushed meal.
But quickly the debrief went sour, discussion turning to accusation.
Would it be possible for Carrie to just burst into that debrief and be like “Hey, you started without me!”
‘Homeland’: Showtime’s Thriller Gets Fact Checked by an Intelligence ExpertSamantha Zalaznick
October 29, 2012
Finally, in March 2004 the Europeans relented and we sent one of our very best field officers to debrief Curveball.
debrief
- (of a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc) to make or (of his superiors) to elicit a report after a mission or eventCompare brief (def. 13)
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