1of short duration; not lasting for long:the president made a brief working visit to Moscow concise in expression; using few words:introductions were brief and polite be brief and don’t talk for longer than is necessary
2(of a piece of clothing) not covering much of the body; scanty:Alison sported a pair of extremely brief black shorts
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1British a set of instructions given to a person about a job or task:his brief is to turn round the county’s fortunes
2 Law,
British a summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court. a piece of work for a barrister: he cannot be too highly recommended, if he is free and will take the brief British informal a solicitor or barrister:it was only his brief’s eloquence that had saved him from prison US a written statement of the facts and legal points supporting one side of a case, for presentation to a court.
3a letter from the Pope to a person or community on a matter of discipline.
1instruct or inform (someone) thoroughly, especially in preparation for a task:she briefed him on last week’s decisions
2British instruct (a barrister) by brief.