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

Etymology

Origin of semi-independent

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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semi-independent

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

As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories that are part of the Danish Realm and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

The considerable provinces of Aquitaine and Bavaria had never formed an integral part of the Frankish realms, but had remained semi-independent under their native dukes up to the time of Charlemagne.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson