backgroundern.
U.S.
A handout of background publicity material. Also a press conference or interview at which a government official explains the background of an action or policy.
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backgrounder1957
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backgrounder1957
society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publishing or spreading by leaflets or notices > [noun] > leafleting > leaflet for public distribution > of background information
backgrounder1957
1957 J. Blish Fallen Star ii. 32 Stuffing into my jacket the release and the ‘backgrounder’.
1959 Manch. Guardian 11 Aug. 6/2 The information office of the United States Embassy in London has sent to newspapers what it calls a ‘backgrounder’ on the events in Laos.
1965 T. C. Sorensen Kennedy xiii. 328 During his Christmas holiday in Palm Beach both in 1961 and 1962, he [sc. President Kennedy] invited the two dozen or so regular White House correspondents..to a free-wheeling three-to-four hour ‘backgrounder’..dividing each session into domestic and foreign affairs discussions.
1967 Observer 30 Apr. 11/6 In a Saigon ‘backgrounder’, you are told about public health measures.
1977 Washington Post 17 Nov. a4/3 A high administration official held a so-called ‘backgrounder’ to respond to Nitze. Under the rules of the backgrounder, the high official could not be named by reporters.
1982 N.Y. Times 16 Mar. a6/5 Larry Speakes, the deputy press secretary, was asked if Mr. Reagan was actually unaware of Mr. Haig's ‘backgrounder’ on Saturday.
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