POSITION PAPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does position paper mean? 

• POSITION PAPER (noun)
  The noun POSITION PAPER has 2 senses:

1. a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

2. a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)

  Familiarity information: POSITION PAPER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POSITION PAPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("position paper" is a kind of...):

report; study; written report (a written document describing the findings of some individual or group)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

aide-memoire; position paper

Hypernyms ("position paper" is a kind of...):

memo; memoranda; memorandum (a written proposal or reminder)