'wide brief' is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a phrase that means a comprehensive summary of a particular topic. For example, "The professor gave us a wide brief on the history of the Civil War to prepare for the upcoming exam."
That is a very wide brief – possibly too wide to achieve consensus.
Never before has any military on earth been given such a wide brief.
It's a wide brief – there's everything from augmented reality and biotech to space travel.
It's a wide brief, but his principle challenge recently has been to avoid becoming his own tribute act, replaying the spacious chime he patented in Sonic Youth.
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There wasn't really a remit, bar exploring what fashion could mean on the internet – an inspiring, occasionally intimidating and undeniably wide brief.
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) will have a wider brief, incorporating economic and environmental issues.
Alex Scarrow's TimeRiders have a wider brief in an exciting, well crafted fantasy thriller which will leave readers of 10-plus hungry for a sequel.
Tucker said the bank should have "retained a wider brief" than keeping a watch on inflation and ignoring systemic risk in the financial system before the crash.
He is likely to call for the 15-year-old mandate of the Bank of England to be broadened so that it has a wider brief to achieve economic growth, as opposed to keeping inflation under 2% a year.
But Clarke – perhaps with a wider brief and access to more evidence - contends the schools were "displaying segregationist attitudes and practices of a hardline and politicised strain of Sunni Islam".
