semiofficial
adjective
semi·of·fi·cial
ˌse-mē-ə-ˈfi-shəl 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-,
-ō-
: having some official authority or standing
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She was later taken to the police station, Iran's semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported.
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
This has been reflected in a number of semiofficial commentaries that have mysteriously found their way into the public domain during April.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2020
Smuggling people across Libya’s southern borders became semiofficial practice in 1992, as Qaddafi sought to circumvent the UN’s air traffic embargo.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2017
Fars and the other semiofficial news agency Tasnim reported the sound of blasts, without giving a cause.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Semiofficial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiofficial. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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semiofficial
adjective
semi·of·fi·cial
ˌsem-ē-ə-ˈfish-əl
ˌsem-ˌī-
: having some official authority or standing
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