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

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

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 which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

Simultaneously with the overthrow of the semi-independent government of Minas, which had been set up by the emboabas, a civil war broke out in the old province of Pernambuco.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson