Definition of "semiofficial" []

• Having some official authority or sanction. (adjective)

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• "Unfortunately, the consequence was, that I did not understand a word that was said at dinner -- a kind of semiofficial reception."
• "The spirit shed eventually became the one semiofficial, adult-sanctioned place where it was okay for the kids to declare themselves to the world."
• "Fars News Agency, the semiofficial Iranian news agency announced yesterday that "the elements of unlawful assembly hypocrites, monarchists, thugs and intrigue in some streets of Tehran with a pretext to support the people of Egypt and Tunisia, held slogans in support of the people of Egypt and Tunisia.""