English > papers: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
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| Synonyms | document, written document |
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| Parts | article, clause | A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) |
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| preamble | A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose) |
| Narrower | ballot | A document listing the alternatives that is used in voting |
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| brevet | A document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay) |
| capitulation | A document containing the terms of surrender |
| certificate, certification, credential, credentials | A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts |
| charter | A document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights |
| commercial document, commercial instrument | A document / document of or relating to commerce / commerce |
| confession | A written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party |
| copyright, right of first publication | A document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work |
| enclosure, inclosure | Something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter |
| form | A printed document with spaces in which to write |
| legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| papyrus | A document written on papyrus |
| patent, patent of invention | A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
| platform, political platform, political program, program | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party |
| report, study, written report | A written document describing the findings of some individual or group |
| resignation | A formal document giving notice of your intention to resign |
| resolution, declaration, resolve | A formal expression by a meeting |
| source | A document (or organization) from which information is obtained |
| specification | (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention |
| voucher | A document that serves as evidence of some expenditure |
| Broader | writing, written material, piece of writing | The work of a writer |
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| Spanish | cédula, documentación, documento, papeles |
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| Catalan | cèdula, documentació, document, papers |
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