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white papers

white papers is the plural of white paper.

Meaning of white paper

Noun

white paper (plural white papers)

  1. A document based on research informing and educating a reader regarding a topic, which may also promote a product or a solution.
  2. (European-Union, Ireland, UK) A parliamentary document announcing or proposing a government policy or action.
    • The report of the British Transport Commission to the Minister of Transport on its re-appraisal of the plan for the modernisation of British Railways has been published as a White Paper.1959 August, “Re-appraisal of the Modernisation of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 518
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, paper.

Questions about white papers

What is white papers the plural of?
White papers is the plural of white paper.

Words near white papers in the dictionary

  1. white out
  2. white owl
  3. white owls
  4. white pages
  5. white paper
  6. white papers
  7. White Park
  8. White Parks
  9. white party
  10. white pea bean
  11. white pea beans

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