Definition of "blueprint" []

• A contact print of a drawing or other image rendered as white lines on a blue background, especially such a print of an architectural plan or technical drawing. Also called cyanotype. (noun)
• A mechanical drawing produced by any of various similar photographic processes, such as one that creates blue or black lines on a white background. (noun)
• A detailed plan of action. See Synonyms at plan. (noun)
• A model or prototype. (noun)
• To make a blueprint of. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In a video to more than 10 million campaign supporters on Saturday, Mr. Obama said he will lay out the path to achieve those goals—what he called a "blueprint for an American economy that's built to last.""
• "Still, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis called on Congress to "come together" and pass the proposal, which she called a "blueprint for a stronger workforce, stronger economy and stronger recovery.""
• "But what's missing from their blueprint is any commitment to the new philosophy Mr. Cameron once promised."