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covering letter

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noun

  1. an accompanying letter sent as an explanation, introduction, or record

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Governments have been invited to give their "feedback" to the draft before Sept. 6, according to a covering letter sent to the United Nations by Chinese environment minister Huang Runqiu.

From Reuters Aug. 27, 2021

The covering letter, from a military intelligence officer at Whitehall, is addressed to the government's Director of Information, Lt Col John Buchan, author of The 39 Steps.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2017

Part of the covering letter reads: The Ramones all originate from Forest Hills.

From The Guardian Apr. 8, 2016

A covering letter showed that she’d arranged to sign these in front of the lawyer a few days later.”

From Washington Post Nov. 4, 2015

We prepared a secret twenty-two-page document on the subject with a covering letter from myself to be sent to Lusaka.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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