position paper en · NOUN
Meanings
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An essay or report which expresses a position, conclusion, or recommendation concerning a contested issue or undecided question and which usually contains arguments or reasons in support of this position.
They oversee groups that are churning out position papers on counterterrorism, cybersecurity, democracy and human rights, and global development.
2016 August 26, Mark Landler, “Clinton and Trump Campaigns Are Buzzing About the Race . . . for the Cabinet”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 Oct 2016:He headed the China-watching Consulate General, and in 1963 drafted a position paper for President Kennedy that recommended rapprochement with China.
1972 February 28, “The Supporting Cast in Peking”, in Time, retrieved 30 Oct 2016:The first chapter is a position paper on explanation in the social sciences, a plea for "mechanisms" as opposed to law-like principles.
2001, Robert C. Solomon, “Review of Alchemies of the Mind: Rationality and the Emotions by Jon Elster”, in The Philosophical Review, volume 110, number 1, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| position papers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
it studio (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · fi kannanotto (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · fi ohjelma (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · id kertas posisi (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · de Positionspapier (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · ga páipéar seasaimh (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · fi linjaus (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · pl publikacja prezentująca stanowisko (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · ms kertas pendirian (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · de Grundsatzpapier (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue) · sh dokument o službenom stavu (essay or report which expresses a position on a contested issue)