semiofficial
- adjective
- /ˌsɛmiəˈfɪʃəl/
- Literature
- Andrew Yang, secretary-general of Taiwan's semiofficial China Council of Advanced Policy Studies.
- semiofficial news
- semiofficial news agency
Examples
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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.
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According to a semiofficial statement, the company plans to launch its new product next month.
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Semiofficial is made of the parts semi- and official; semi- means 'half' or 'partly', as in semi-final, and official means 'from an authority'. So, semiofficial means 'partly official', accepted by an authority but not fully official.