semipublic

(sĕmˌē-pŭbˈlĭk, sĕmˌī-)

1. Partially but not entirely open to the use of the public: prohibited smoking in public and semipublic places.
2. Partially but not totally owned by the public: a semipublic utility company.
3. Open to the knowledge and judgment of only a part of the public.

Related Forms:

• semˌi·pubˈlic·ly adverb