# semi-state

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From semi- + state.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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