semiautonomous
adjective
semi·au·ton·o·mous
ˌse-mē-ȯ-ˈtä-nə-məs 
ˌse-ˌmī-,
-mi-
: largely self-governing within a larger political or organizational entity
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The Army has asked for $120.6 million as part of its fiscal-year 2025 budget request for Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (Lasso) semiautonomous loitering munitions to outfit infantry brigade combat teams with the capability.
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
About 40% of the West Bank is run by the semiautonomous Palestinian Authority, which receives much of its funding from Israel.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
France quelled the worst of the violence by rushing thousands of armed police to the semiautonomous territory.
—Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 7 June 2024
For autonomous and semiautonomous weapons, the Defense Department has issued even more specific guidance.
—Michèle A. Flournoy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024
About 40% of the West Bank is run by the semiautonomous Palestinian Authority, which receives much of its funding from Israel.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
France quelled the worst of the violence by rushing thousands of armed police to the semiautonomous territory.
—Pete McKenzie, New York Times, 7 June 2024
For autonomous and semiautonomous weapons, the Defense Department has issued even more specific guidance.
—Michèle A. Flournoy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Semiautonomous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiautonomous. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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