semi-state

Adjective

Ireland not-comparable

Japanese Meaning

（アイルランドにおいて）国家所有でありながら、商業的運営によって独立して管理される組織形態 / （儀式的側面に関して）国家と呼べるほど華麗さや格式、威厳においては完全ではない、形式的な国家の一形態

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The semi-state telecommunications company announced a major restructuring to compete with private rivals.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

国有だが商業的に独立して運営されている電気通信会社は、民間の競合他社と競うために大規模な再編を発表した。

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Sense（1）

(Ireland) state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines

I think it would be agreed by all that in the last ten or 15 years we have seen a remarkable growth of these State and semi-State companies, by which I mean companies in which our Minister for Finance holds shares and very often holds the dominating number of shares.

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Sense（2）

ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"

There now remains the fourth side of the square, which is devoted to the state and semi-state carriages. The semi-state carriages, eleven in number, are chiefly of modern make.

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