white paper

[ hwahyt pey-per, wahyt for 1; hwahyt-pey-per, wahyt for 2–4 ]

/ ˈʰwaɪt ˈpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt for 1; ˈʰwaɪtˌpeɪ pər, ˈwaɪt for 2–4 /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR white paper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

paper bleached white.

an official governmental report.

an authoritative report issued by any organization: The TV network presented its white paper on news coverage of major crimes.

an official British government publication on a specific subject prepared by a committee and presented to the House of Commons, usually reporting results of a recent investigation or summarizing policy.

Words nearby white paper

white nile, white noise, white oak, white out, white pages, white paper, white pass, white people problem, white pepper, white perch, white pine

Origin of white paper

First recorded in 1560–70

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Examples from the Web for white paper

Watching his chance that morning he took the white-paper powders and dumped them in the milk the Baxter crowd was using.
The Putnam Hall Rivals|Arthur M. Winfield
She was following the fleet steps of a little girl who carried a white-paper package under her arm.
The Christmas Angel|Abbie Farwell Brown
He sat down, tugging at a white-paper package in the tail pocket of his coat.
In a German Pension|Katherine Mansfield
Under her arm she carried a white-paper package, very badly wrapped.
The Christmas Angel|Abbie Farwell Brown

One of them had bloomed into a white-paper package that looked like a book.
Fairy Prince and Other Stories|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for white paper

white paper

noun

(often capitals) an official government report in any of a number of countries, including Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, which sets out the government's policy on a matter that is or will come before Parliament

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