green paper

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• noun A tentative government report of a proposal without any commitment to action, being the first step in changing the law; a discussion document.
• noun Canada An official document sponsored by the Crown of propositions put before the nation for discussion.

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• noun a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion