n.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"

Backgrounder: China's 12th five-year plan
Medical backgrounder on varicocele
Backgrounder : China ’ s 12th Five-Year Plan
Fruit and vegetable backgrounder
Indonesia Backgrounder: Jihad in Central Sulawesi
Indonesia Backgrounder: Why Salafism and Terrorism Mostly Don't Mix
Indonesia Backgrounder: How the Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist Network Operates
Backgrounder: Developing Skills in the Canadian Workplace: The Results of the Ekos Workplace Training Survey
Combating global warming: the climate change convention. Backgrounder.
Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education. Backgrounder. No. 2122.