English Explanatory Dictionary

semi-state

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines
  2. ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"
  3. The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.

Word forms

semi-state semi state

Etymology

From semi- + state.

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