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semi-independent
[ sem-ee-in-di-pen-duhnt ]
adjective
- (of a political entity) having substantial self-government in regard to local matters but subordinate in such external matters as foreign policy; semiautonomous.
Other Words From
- semi-inde·pendent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of semi-independent1
Example Sentences
Instead, Scroppo said, “I based the [categorization of] semi-independent status on the test that I administered to him.”
Each was run as a semi-independent entity, preserving stylistic and technological independence.
However, the semi-independent princes of Piedmont deposed him, and caused him to be put to death.
After some weeks of this semi-independent life he finally disappeared, having, as I believe, met his end in Kensington Gardens.
The Cholulans were of Nahuatl origin and were semi-independent, yielding only a nominal allegiance to Montezuma.
On the north-east frontier, as on the north-west, semi-independent tribes extend across the frontier into independent country.
A similar change came about in Flanders, where the semi-independent towns came under the control of the dukes of Burgundy.
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