white paper

noun

1
: a government report on any subject
especially : a British publication that is usually less extensive than a blue book
2
: a detailed or authoritative report

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It’s now embedded across the entire funnel: • Content creation: AI platforms can generate white papers, blog posts and email sequences tailored to healthcare personas, drastically reducing content production time. Saul Marquez, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 The Twitter co-founder announced Sunday that the beta version is live on TestFlight, with a full white paper available on GitHub. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 7 July 2025 The European Union, while not a military bloc, said in a white paper published earlier this year that the continent must quickly find a way of beefing up its stocks of enablers. Ellie Cook — Reporting From The Hague, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025 The subcommittee’s draft work plan calls for preparing a white paper later this year and then presenting its results before the city council in November or December. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for white paper

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of white paper was in 1884

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“White paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20paper. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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