white book

American  

noun

1. an official report issued by a government, usually bound in white.

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white book British  

noun

1. an official government publication in some countries

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Etymology

Origin of white book

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

The divinatory meaning of the card is “power, energy, action, courage, and magnanimity,” according to the little white book that accompanies the deck.

From Los Angeles Times

His wrinkled and reddened hands gripped a white book of Scripture.

From New York Times

It’s assumed that Black editors don’t know white books and white publishing, but we do, because what do you think we’ve been reading all these years?

From New York Times

McDonald points out that bestsellers are created by white book buyers and that right now, many of those readers may be turning to weighty studies on race primarily as a “genre of self-help book.”

From Washington Post

They’re looking for a serial killer who has murdered two pairs of best friends after sending them homemade white books containing snippets of foreboding poetry.

From New York Times