semiautonomous
adjective
semi·au·ton·o·mous
ˌse-mē-ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
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The survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling the issue of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
More recently, however, Meloni has sided with top U.S. allies in Europe in opposing Trump's push to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.
—Michelle L. Price, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Despite this record, in the past several decades, NGOs have become not so much a policy instrument under democratic control as a sprawling, semiautonomous administrative system with little accountability.
—Stephen Eide, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
The embassy’s move comes in the context of President Trump stating his desires of taking over Denmark’s semiautonomous territory of Greenland, though he’s backed down in favor of diplomacy after a conversation earlier this month with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
—Jonathan Carter, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
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Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026
More recently, however, Meloni has sided with top U.S. allies in Europe in opposing Trump's push to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark.
—Michelle L. Price, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
Despite this record, in the past several decades, NGOs have become not so much a policy instrument under democratic control as a sprawling, semiautonomous administrative system with little accountability.
—Stephen Eide, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026
The embassy’s move comes in the context of President Trump stating his desires of taking over Denmark’s semiautonomous territory of Greenland, though he’s backed down in favor of diplomacy after a conversation earlier this month with NATO chief Mark Rutte.
—Jonathan Carter, The Hill, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiautonomous. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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