Definition of "backgrounders" [backgrounders]

• Plural form of backgrounder. (noun)

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• "Heritage's chief products are its article-length "backgrounders" on current issues that are faxed and emailed to politicians, journalists and public officials."
• "He said such reports were "backgrounders" that did not contain precise allegations."
• "From the beginning-and I quoted a public affairs official in Afghanistan as saying, "Right, you know, we don't use these, quote, 'backgrounders' to grant or deny embeds, that these are done after the fact.""