working papers

plural noun

legal papers often required for employment, as by an immigrant worker or temporary employee.
legal papers enabling a minor in the United States to work under certain conditions.

Origin of working papers

First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby working papers

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How to use working papers in a sentence

For the time being, the hoods and punks were having a tough time of it, with working papers demanded as constant identification.
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The Commission is now asking for working papers of an attorney.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I am not going to discuss any working papers in my possession.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
All of the officers listed above attended and prepared "working papers."
The Invisible Government | Dan Smoot
As soon as she finished grammar school she was served, so to speak, with her working papers.
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British Dictionary definitions for working papers

working papers

pl n

papers or notes showing the intermediate stages of a proposal, solution, etc, arrived at or being worked on
legal documents that certain people in some countries must possess to be allowed to work

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