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• Green Paper
  Green Paper

  noun

  a report presenting the policy proposals of the government, to be discussed in Parliament.
• green paper
  green paper

  noun

  (often capitals) (in Britain) a command paper containing policy proposals to be discussed, esp by Parliament

Green Paper

American  

noun

British.

1. a report presenting the policy proposals of the government, to be discussed in Parliament.

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green paper British  

noun

1. (often capitals) (in Britain) a command paper containing policy proposals to be discussed, esp by Parliament

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Etymology

Origin of Green Paper

First recorded in 1945–50; apparently so called from the color of the paper on which they are printed

Example Sentences

"It's clear we need a fresh vision," said Post Office Minister, Gareth Thomas, launching a Green Paper on the service's future.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

A Green Paper - an early draft of a plan - should have been published more than a year ago but has been kicked down the line.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2018

The document follows 2015's Green Paper, which was a consultation paper about the future of the corporation.

From BBC • May 11, 2016

The government launched a Green Paper on the corporations future in July.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2015

That office promulgated first a Green Paper and then, after further hearings, a White Paper, on "Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure."

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James