ˈwatching ˌbrief BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
instructions to someone to watch a situation carefully but not to become involved in it:
One of his responsibilities is to keep a watching brief on foreign broadcasts.
ˈwatching ˌbrief BrE AmE noun [countable] British English
instructions to someone to watch a situation carefully but not to become involved in it:
One of his responsibilities is to keep a watching brief on foreign broadcasts.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012