position paper

noun

: a detailed report that recommends a course of action on a particular issue

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Braun discussed a 2023 position paper by the AUCCCD that detailed strategic ways for campuses to approach mental health. Eric Wood, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 The Summit also launched complementary initiatives: a scientific position paper on AI's environmental performance, a 'frugal AI' hackathon, and the International Energy Agency's first global observatory dedicated to monitoring AI and energy. Diana Spehar, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 In 2021, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine issued a position paper calling for the end to daylight saving time and extension of Standard Time. Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 11 Dec. 2024 Many airlines represented by local law firm FBC & Co say in a position paper that when alternative flights are so limited, their prices soar. Galit Altstein, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for position paper

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First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of position paper was in 1949

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“Position paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/position%20paper. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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