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semiofficial

[ sem-ee-uh-fish-uhl, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

  1. having some degree of official authority.


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Other Words From

  • semi·of·ficial·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of semiofficial1

First recorded in 1800–10; semi- + official
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Example Sentences

The “lab leak” theory — disputed then as now — challenged the semiofficial thesis that the virus had jumped from an infected animal to a human in a food market in Wuhan.

The semiofficial Fars News Agency got its message out in an interview with Syrian parliamentarian Shehade Kamel.

Unfortunately, the consequence was, that I did not understand a word that was said at dinner—a kind of semiofficial reception.

In all cases only those speeches are here presented which have received official or semiofficial sanction.

On this subject I have found a remarkable admission in a semiofficial article, published as recently as 1872.

It deals with the theory of socialism and is extensively quoted in the daily press as a semiofficial voice in domestic affairs.

The Kaiser had his "official" and his "semiofficial" organs.

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