green paper

Noun

 * 1) A tentative government report of a proposal without any commitment to action, being the first step in changing the law; a discussion document.
 * 2) * 1998, Commission of the European Communities, Green Paper on the Development of the Single Market for Postal Services, DIANE Publishing Company, |%22green+papers%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VzFrT_6rGpCUiAeoqsGIBg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22green%20paper%22|%22green%20papers%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 29,
 * A Green Paper is a discussion document. This Green Paper on Postal Services is published as the basis for discussion of what changes need to be made to the Community′s postal sector in order to achieve the Single Market in postal services.
 * 1)  An official document sponsored by the Crown of propositions put before the nation for discussion.
 * 1)  An official document sponsored by the Crown of propositions put before the nation for discussion.
 * 1)  An official document sponsored by the Crown of propositions put before the nation for discussion.