semiofficial

adjective

semi·of·fi·cial ˌse-mē-ə-ˈfi-shəl

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-,

-ō-

Synonyms of semiofficial next

: having some official authority or standing

semiofficially

ˌse-mē-ˈfi-sh(ə-)lē

ˌse-ˌmī-

-mi-

-ō-

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sero escaped from his enclosure Thursday afternoon, breaking through the wooden fences surrounding his pen, according to South Korea’s semiofficial Yonhap News Agency. —

Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023 The government is seeking to submit the plan to parliament for approval by July, according to the semiofficial Yonhap News Agency. —

Andrew Jeong, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023 The government is seeking to submit the plan to parliament for approval by July, according to the semiofficial Yonhap News Agency. —

Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023 Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency Sunday said no Iranian nationals were harmed in Israel's strike on Damascus. —

CBS News, 19 Feb. 2023 The spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, was quoted by Iran's semiofficial ISNA news agency a day after U.S. federal authorities in New York announced criminal charges against four Iranian intelligence operatives. —

Deepti Hajela And Larry Neumeister, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021 The semiofficial Fars news agency said a member of Iran's paramilitary Basij force was stabbed to death in Karaj. —

Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2022 Iranian authorities have not disclosed details about the assailant, who died in a hospital in the southern city of Shiraz from injuries sustained during his arrest, according to Iran’s semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies. —

BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2022 Iranian media organizations, including the semiofficial Fars news agency, have also publicly pledged to contribute to the bounty. —

Benoit Faucon, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 See More

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