position paper

noun

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

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However, reporting by Jewish Insider found that Flanagan wrote and submitted an Israel position paper, which AIPAC consultants viewed as Flanagan looking to work with the PAC’s vast network of donors. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026 The Texas Association of School Boards also released a position paper urging school districts to be involved early in data center discussions because of potential impacts on enrollment and property values. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026 China’s foreign ministry released a position paper while the case was in progress—which read remarkably like a legal brief—that the arbitrators considered as well. — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 Different tabular datasets are also difficult to compare, explains van Breugel, who co-wrote a prescient position paper on this topic in 2024. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026 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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