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semiofficial

[sem-ee-uh-fish-uh l, sem-ahy-]

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adjective

having some degree of official authority.

Origin of semiofficial

First recorded in 1800–10; semi- + official

Related formssem·i·of·fi·cial·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for semiofficial

Contemporary Examples of semiofficial

The semiofficial Fars News Agency got its message out in an interview with Syrian parliamentarian Shehade Kamel.
Saudi King Condemns Syrian Regime
Babak Dehghanpisheh
August 9, 2011

Historical Examples of semiofficial

The Kaiser had his "official" and his "semiofficial" organs.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park
It deals with the theory of socialism and is extensively quoted in the daily press as a semiofficial voice in domestic affairs.
Area Handbook for Romania
Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Unfortunately, the consequence was, that I did not understand a word that was said at dinner—a kind of semiofficial reception.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Jules Verne
In all cases only those speeches are here presented which have received official or semiofficial sanction.
The German Emperor as Shown in his Public Utterances
Christian Gauss
On this subject I have found a remarkable admission in a semiofficial article, published as recently as 1872.
Russia
Donald Mackenzie Wallace