semiofficial

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• In 1988, when the national recycling rate was estimated at 13 percent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency set a semiofficial 25 percent recycling goal.

  Academic text (1996)

• The Associated Press quoted the semiofficial Fars News Agency as saying Wednesday: "The letter also said that closing the Strait of Hormuz is (Washington's) red line...

  Blog text (28)

• Ma also resumed the semiofficial dialogue with China that had been suspended for nearly a decade.

  Academic text (2014)

• Their high-level semiofficial contacts continued even after Sino-Japanese diplomatic normalization.

  Academic text (2014)

• A semiofficial forum on the contested islands of the South China Sea, hosted recently by Indonesia, also reflects such an ad hoc, multilateral approach.

  Academic text (1991)

• While open to the semiofficial Kuo-Wang talks with Beijing, he also sought to elevate Taiwan's international status via "vacation" diplomacy to countries that recognized the PRC.

  Academic text (2014)

• The semiofficial journal Banyuetan, in a series on patriotism, emphasized China's ability to withstand any threat from the West, condemning some Western countries for imposing sanctions against China after June 4.

  Academic text (2001)

• On 9 March 1991, Lee Teng-hui authorized the establishment of the semiofficial Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF), two-thirds funded by the government and one-third by private donations.

  Academic text (1997)

• The government held a semiofficial meeting to discuss the new policy changes with community leaders.

• According to a semiofficial statement, the company plans to launch its new product next month.

Antonyms

O

official

∞ 2.3

Approved by a person or group in charge

How Official

official

∞ 2.3

semiofficial

• Literature

1 6.7

unofficial

75 3.8

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