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command paper

command paper noun: a document issued by the government and presented to Parliament.

Noun

command paper (plural command papers)

  1. (UK) A document issued by the government and presented to Parliament.

Forms of command paper

pluralcommand papers

Origin of command paper

So called because they are presented to Parliament formally "by Her Majesty's Command".

Questions about command paper

What does command paper mean?
Command paper means a document issued by the government and presented to Parliament.
What part of speech is command paper?
Command paper is a noun.
What is the plural of command paper?
The plural of command paper is command papers.

Words near command paper in the dictionary

  1. command lined
  2. command lines
  3. command lining
  4. command module
  5. command modules
  6. command paper
  7. command papers
  8. command pattern
  9. command patterns
  10. command performance
  11. command performances

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