semi-independent

American  

[sem-ee-in-di-pen-duhnt] / ˌsɛm iˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt /

adjective

1. (of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.

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Other Word Forms

• semi-independently
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of semi-independent

First recorded in 1855–60

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

semi-independent

The idea of restructuring Michigan athletics assets into a semi-independent entity remains stalled and will likely fall to a new administrative team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Meta launched the oversight board in 2020 as a semi-independent group providing supervision of content moderation decisions across its platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

It has also created dozens of other semi-independent commissions and boards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2025

By Monday morning, the Israel Defense Forces announced it would launch an investigation into the "circumstances of the deaths of civilians in the area of the strike," under the auspices of a semi-independent fact-finding body.

From Salon ● May 27, 2024

But during this period a redistribution of territory had occurred in these parts, which converted most of the old banates into semi-independent and violently anti-Magyar principalities.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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