semiautonomous
adjective
semi·au·ton·o·mous
| \ ˌse-mē-ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\
Definition of semiautonomous
: largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
Examples of semiautonomous in a Sentence
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The semiautonomous Chinese territory has been rocked by nearly three months of pro-democracy protests calling for electoral reforms and an independent inquiry into police conduct. — NBC News, "Hong Kong students plan to strike as commutes disrupted," 2 Sep. 2019 Protests against a proposed law to allow extraditions to mainland China have attracted widespread support across the semiautonomous Chinese territory. — Author: Shibani Mahtani, Timothy Mclaughlin, Anchorage Daily News, "Protesters focus again on Hong Kong’s airport, snarling transport links after day of violence," 1 Sep. 2019 Protests erupted in early June in Hong Kong, a semiautonomous Chinese territory of 7.4 million people. — Ken Moritsugu And Raf Wober, chicagotribune.com, "Hong Kong police storm subway with batons as protests rage for 13th consecutive weekend," 31 Aug. 2019 Tensions over the tanker began on July 4, when the vessel was seized by British marines and port officials in Gibraltar, a semiautonomous British territory. — New York Times, "U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Wandering Iranian Oil Tanker," 30 Aug. 2019 Protesters have taken to the semiautonomous Chinese territory’s streets for more than two months. — Kin Cheung, The Denver Post, "Hong Kong police draw guns, arrest 36 in latest protest," 25 Aug. 2019 The protesters are demanding the scuttling of an extradition bill, now postponed, that would allow the semiautonomous territory to send suspected criminals to mainland China for trial. — Alice Su, latimes.com, "In Hong Kong, one protester pulls off his mask and defines a movement," 6 July 2019 Under terms of its 1997 handover from Britain, Hong Kong is a semiautonomous territory of China. — Los Angeles Times, "Beijing calls Hong Kong protesters ‘arrogant lunatics,’ warns of government’s ‘immense force’," 6 Aug. 2019 The protesters called for a general strike in an effort to halt daily life across the semiautonomous Chinese territory, wielding a potentially powerful new tool in their weekslong campaign against the Hong Kong government. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kong strike sinks city into chaos, and government has little reply," 5 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'semiautonomous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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