semi-independent

[sem-ee-in-di-pen-duhnt]

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.

Other Word Forms

• semi-independently adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of semi-independent¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Since 1887, Congress has created semi-independent boards, commissions and agencies with regulatory duties.

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‘Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space’ alternates between one through-line narrative — the A-Side — and 10 semi-independent stories — the B-Side.

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

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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.

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

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