Definition of "semipermanent" [sem•i•per•ma•nent]

• Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration (adjective)

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• "The museum could define itself as a performance venue and build an audience for a kind of semipermanent Folklife Festival under its roof."
• "B" that proposed adding "semipermanent" members that would face reelection."
• "In short, with the filibuster — a dubious tradition that encourages senators to act as spoilers rather than legislators, and that has locked the political system into semipermanent paralysis by ensuring that important decisions are endlessly deferred."