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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

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

The full scale of the cuts won't be set out until the Spring Statement, while Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will give a major speech next week and publish a "Green Paper".

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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 government has promised a Green Paper with proposals to change the way care services work will be published by the summer.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2018

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