- paper bleached white.
- an official governmental report.
- an authoritative report issued by any organization: The TV network presented its white paper on news coverage of major crimes.
- an official British government publication on a specific subject prepared by a committee and presented to the House of Commons, usually reporting results of a recent investigation or summarizing policy.
- an official government report in any of a number of countries, including Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, which sets out the government's policy on a matter that is or will come before Parliament