white paper

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

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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.

Origin of white paper

First recorded in 1560–70

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Examples from the Web for white paper

Historical Examples of white paper

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

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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