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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

backgrounder
    n 1: 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"