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semiautonomous Definition

semi·au·tono·mous (-ô tän′ə məs)

adjective

granted autonomy with regard to internal affairs only, by a controlling nation, organization, etc.

semiautonomous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • community: Moreover, the new concept of efficient government required the interference of the central government in the innumerable semiautonomous communities.
  • group: BCRA also supports SIGs ( Special Interest Groups ) semiautonomous groups concerned with particular aspects of caving.
  • area: Hut, 38, was arrested in December while working as an undercover agent in the semiautonomous, Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq.