Policy Development Terms

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• The diplomats exchanged a non-paper proposal during the negotiation.
• They passed around a non-paper with their ideas written on it.
• Let's put together a quick non-paper to outline our thoughts.
• His speech was like a non-paper, lacking substance and depth.