backgrounder

/ˈbækˌgrɑundər/
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Other forms: backgrounders

Definitions of backgrounder
  1. noun
    a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
    “the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues”
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    type of:
    news conference, press conference
    a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
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