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  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

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"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

The Department for Work and Pensions has consulted with charities, but even before the Green Paper has seen the light of day some of those organisations have been firing off denunciatory press releases.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

On Wednesday, the government published a new Construction Products Reform Green Paper setting out possible penalties for companies found to have breached safety obligations.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025

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 James Boyle

In a letter written with his Senedd colleague for Caerphilly, Hefin David, the pair expressed "serious concerns about parts of the green paper and bill as published".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2025

Huang speculates that might be because a green paper may appear in multiple repositories—institutional and discipline-based—whereas gold papers tend to appear in only one, the publishers’ website.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2024

Trees and shrubbery made from green paper littered the rig, particularly on the helipad, where a farm thrived under a transparent cellophane biodome.

From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023

British retailer Marks & Spencer apologised after posting a picture from its Christmas advert showing red and green paper hats in a burning fireplace that were compared to a Palestinian flag.

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023

“Why do you have that form?” he asked, nodding at the green paper in Cat’s hand.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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