semipublic

[ sem-ee-puhb-lik, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. partly or to some degree public.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semipublic¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; semi- + public

Example Sentences

The money would pool into a grant fund administered by 4Culture, a semipublic county organization that distributes funds to arts and culture projects.

From Seattle Times

Those gift tables are notorious for losing cards and, in semipublic places, even losing packages.

From Washington Post

The plot of land, which hosts a county training center for lifeguards, is only zoned for public or semipublic uses, a Manhattan Beach spokesperson told The Post, though a property owner could request a rezoning.

From Washington Post

Tying the two bodies of work together are the semipublic blogs that Wood has kept since she was 14.

From New York Times

Mr. Cooper, 59, has been a semipublic figure in various ways for decades.

From New York Times