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Definition of "semi-official" [semi-official]

  • Describing something, like a policy or opinion, which has some but not all of the authority of an official body. Such is thus probably correct but the body can change its mind (opinion or policy) without contradicting itself. (adjective)

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Use "semi-official" in a sentence
  • ""Annual sales growth will probably fall short of our forecast if no positive factors emerge," Dong Yang , secretary general of the semi-official China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, said Thursday at a briefing on vehicle sales data for May."
  • "At one of the semi-official gathering spots -- a massive, accordion-and-Hops-fueled bar called Hofbrauhaus -- the security guards were saying they'd never seen visiting fans take over the place like that, for any sport."
  • "A closer look traces this tidbit to the semi-official Fars news agency which attributes the violence to protesters: "One person was shot dead and several were wounded by seditionists opposition supporters who staged a rally in Tehran.""