semiautonomy
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
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a semiautonomous system of government.
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It deemed many Germanic groups foederati, meaning they were bound by a treaty that allowed them semiautonomy in exchange for their military service on behalf of the Roman Empire.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
His solution was to divide G.M. into a maze of manufacturing divisions and operating groups, each enjoying semiautonomy in day-to-day operations and purely internal decisions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Quite understandably, the Virginians were not willing to give up rights and privileges which they believed were theirs, or the semiautonomy they had enjoyed the previous 30 years.
From The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 by Virginia. History, Government, and Geography Service
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