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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 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

The role of the UK's creative industries, which also includes theatre, architecture, broadcasting, fashion, museums, and galleries was recognised when the government unveiled its industrial strategy Green Paper in January for boosting the post-Brexit economy.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2017

Mr Whittingdale has launched a Green Paper on the corporation's future, saying he wanted the corporation to "thrive".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2015

The Green Paper also said responsibility for regulation of the broadcaster could be transferred away from the BBC Trust, after incidents where the corporation had "fallen well short of the standards we expect".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 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