semipublic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of semipublic
Example Sentences
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The money would pool into a grant fund administered by 4Culture, a semipublic county organization that distributes funds to arts and culture projects.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The plot of land, which hosts a county training center for lifeguards, is only zoned for public or semipublic uses, a Manhattan Beach spokesperson told The Post, though a property owner could request a rezoning.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Even this semipublic glimpse of Seid was rare.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2022
As households emptied, families embraced the idea of privacy and separated their living quarters from semipublic spaces like the entrance hall.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
To many people, William was the NSA—or at least the closest the agency had to a semipublic face.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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