BACKGROUNDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy

Example:

the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("backgrounder" is a kind of...):

news conference; press conference (a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity)

Derivation:

background (information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem)

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