nominally
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- adverb
- /ˈnɑːmɪnəli/
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solo de nombre
- Thus, the end of the Second World War marked the emergence of nominally independent states throughout the region.
- at least nominally
- even nominally
- only nominally
They are probably most of them are, you know, at least nominally Shiites, Muslims.
- They are probably most of them are, you know, at least nominally Shiites, Muslims.
- This one was led nominally by an exiled Indian, Mahendra Pratap.
- But what they found with those guys was that some were nominally Muslim, some went to mosques, some didn't.
- It's a surprising thing where we have what would nominally be called anti science movement that is very popular.
- All that could nominally be called a brain, but it's probably mostly local distributed ganglia controlling different parts of its body, right.
Examples
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I didn't grow up around that sort of thing, even though I grew up sort of nominally Catholic as a kid.
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The great majority of hospitals in the United States are still nominally non profit hospitals, but they don't control the staff.
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At least nominally, I am the Chair of the Royal Wedding Committee.
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The sultan had no control over people nominally under his command.
Academic text (1992) -
You can find out what's behind their nominally positive claims simply by asking the author.
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Both the president and Congress were at least nominally committed to a hawkish position on the deficit.
Academic text (1997) -
Certainly, individuals often voluntarily join sects that nominally restrict their behavior in various ways.
Academic text (1992) -
The developing countries are nominally represented by the Group of 77 (G-77) and China.
Academic text (1997) -
SEATO, on the other hand, demonstrates starkly that a constellation of states with nominally compatible goals is insufficient for containment success.
Academic text (2013) -
At least nominally, I am the Chair of the Royal Wedding Committee.
Synonyms
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7.5
In a way that seems true but may not be
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Having a title but not the real power or responsibilities
Antonyms
How Real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nominally comes from the Latin root nomen, which means 'name', and you can see the same idea in the word nominate. So, nominally means 'in name only', something that exists by title but is not really true in reality.