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What (who) is covering letter - definition

LETTER OF INTRODUCTION SENT WITH A RÉSUMÉ WHEN APPLYING FOR A JOB
Covering letter; Application letter; Cover Letter; Cover note; Motivation letter; Cover letters; Motivational letter; Letter of motivation

covering letter         
(N. Amer. cover letter)
¦ noun a letter sent with, and explaining the contents of, another document or a parcel.
covering letter         
(covering letters)
A covering letter is a letter that you send with a parcel or with another letter in order to provide extra information. (BRIT; in AM, use cover letter
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Cover letter         
A cover letter, covering letter, motivation letter, motivational letter, or a letter of motivation is a letter of introduction attached to or accompanying another document such as a résumé or a curriculum vitae.

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Cover letter

A cover letter, covering letter, motivation letter, motivational letter, or a letter of motivation is a letter of introduction attached to or accompanying another document such as a résumé or a curriculum vitae.

Examples of use of covering letter
1. I sent, by normal mail, a collection of the discs I had made and a covering letter, with my telephone number, to the West Yorkshire police.
2. Instead of students with 5As at A–level and 13 A×s at GCSE, we need young people who are capable of lifelong learning, can read a book and write a decent covering letter.
3. "I also sent my correspondence to and from Bournemouth tax office and also a covering letter saying I have no intention at all of paying this bill until Mr Blair replied to me or resigned.
4. Elizabeth Dole, a graduate of Duke University and Harvard Law School, was, in her capacity as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the signatory of the covering letter.
5. The package contained DVD material he had compiled for circulation by the bookshop, a list of names including Khan and Tanweer and a covering letter giving a contact telephone number.