of a partially political nature; having some political features
semipolitical in American English
(ˌsɛmɪpəˈlɪtɪkəl)
adjective
political in some respects only; partly political
semipolitical in American English
(ˌsemipəˈlɪtɪkəl, ˌsemai-)
adjective
of a partially political nature; having some political features
Derived forms
semipolitician (ˌsemiˌpɑlɪˈtɪʃən, ˌsemai-)
noun
Word origin
[1855–60; semi- + political]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, kickoff, output, pickup, specialistsemi- is a combining form borrowed from Latin, meaning “half,” freely prefixed to Englishwords of any origin, now sometimes with the senses “partially,” “incompletely,” “somewhat”.Other words that use the affix semi- include: semiautomatic, semidetached, semimonthly, semisophisticated