Definition of "semi-independent" []

• Partially independent. (adjective)
• Semiautonomous. (adjective)

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• "But several Sunni politicians are trying to persuade the powerful Kurds, who run their own semi-independent administration in the north based in the city of Erbil and also form the third-most-important faction in the Maliki-led government, to collaborate with them on ousting Mr. Maliki."
• "He did some work promoting human rights and semi-independent media but met resistance from the old guard in the revolutionary committees and the security services."
• "Pueblos are semi-independent nations with their own laws and regulations."