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词汇 semi-official
释义 semi-official
adjective
mainly UK(also mainly USsemiofficial)uk /ˌsem.i.əˈfɪʃ.əl/ us /sem.i.əˈfɪʃ.əl/

semi-officialadjective (POSITION)


having some, but not complete, authority, or recognized officially by some, but not all authorities:
He had a semi-official role as government ambassador to the native peoples of the region.
The country's semi-official news agency reported that the uprising was shut down quickly by an organized police response.
The early peace negotiations are being conducted by semiofficial organizations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Organizations - position & status
ambassador
anti-elite
anti-elitist
apparatchik
back seat
counterpart
fish
grassroots
high-ranking
honorary
junior
opposite number
rank
reach
super-elite
superboard
superiority
superordinate
thane
titularly

semi-officialadjective (INFORMATION)


If a piece of information is semi-official, it is known to be true, but has not been announced publicly by someone in authority:
She made her candidacy semi-official on Monday when she filed the paperwork to run for the post, though she hadn't made any announcement yet.
Their relationship had been semi-official for a while, but this was the first time the couple had acknowledged that they were dating.
Despite the semiofficial status of her candidacy, she is leading in most opinion polls.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Announcing, informing & stating
acquaint someone/yourself with something
annunciation
apprise someone of something
avowedly
awaken someone to something
bear
break
impart
pass
proclaim
propagate
propagation
propagative
public
put something before someone
put something out
reported
ring
smoke signal
stake a claimidiom

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