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watching brief
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
watching brief
(noun)
bird–watcher
(noun)
watch
(verb)
watching brief
noun
watching brief
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WATCHING BRIEF
[
singular
]
British
:
an act of watching the actions of a person or organization to make sure nothing illegal or wrong is being done
They have been
keeping a watching brief
on the company's financial dealings.
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