Adjective
(Ireland) state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines
ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA very broad ranging document, it proposes the combined management of a portfolio of semi-state assets, and the sale of all other, non-essential services. Source: Internet
Harris, de Bellaigue & Miller, p. 135. Directly underneath the State Apartments is a suite of slightly less grand rooms known as the semi-state apartments. Source: Internet
Television main Privately owned stations are often owned by industrial groups either controlled by the State or with close connections to the government so that they can be called semi-state. Source: Internet