Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Semi-official: Describes something that has some degree of official recognition, authority, or status, but is not fully formal, authorized, or public. It often refers to information, channels, or positions that operate with partial or informal endorsement from an official body.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Đây chỉ là thông báo bán chính thức từ công ty. (This is only a semi-official announcement from the company.)
  • Họ gặp nhau qua một kênh bán chính thức. (They met through a semi-official channel.)
  • Vị trí của ông ấy trong ủy ban là bán chính thức. (His position on the committee is semi-official.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe actions, communications, or roles that exist in a gray area between formal/official and informal/unofficial. It implies a level of tacit approval or provisional recognition.

Variants and Related Words

• Chính thức (adj): official, formal.
• Không chính thức (adj): unofficial, informal.

Synonyms

• Quasi-official: Having a partly official character.
• Unofficial (but authorized): Not formally declared but having some approval.

Related Phrases

• Nguồn tin bán chính thức: A semi-official source of information.
  • Theo một nguồn tin bán chính thức, cuộc họp sẽ bị hoãn. (According to a semi-official source, the meeting will be postponed.)

1. Semi-official