semi-state
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines
adj
ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"
adj
The state after the socialist revolution, which is withering away in the process of eliminating class antagonisms.
Example Sentences
- "I think it would be agreed by all that in the last ten or 15 years we have seen a remarkable growth of these State and semi-State companies, by which I mean companies in which our Minister for Finance holds shares and very often holds the dominating number of shares."
- "TAXPAYERS are shelling out more than €2m annually to pay for the salaries of 10 high-profile CEOs employed in commercial semi-state bodies."
- "There now remains the fourth side of the square, which is devoted to the state and semi-state carriages. The semi-state carriages, eleven in number, are chiefly of modern make."
- "Soon a full-state carriage arrived, followed by two semi-state carriages, [...]"
- "The wedding will be what was termed a "semi-state" occasion."
- "These Semi-State Rooms are among the most richly decorated interiors in the Castle and are used by The Queen for official entertaining."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
semi state (alternative)