demi-official

Technically, Garth Ennis started his run before the Vertigo imprint started appearing in the comic's cover, but it just felt very separate from the beginning, and the separation was later made demi-official when Vertigo started, so...

Top 100 Comic Book Runs #85-81 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

A profession — hard work, as a doctor, or as an engineer — would, according to her ideas, degrade him; cause him to sink below his proper position; but to dangle at a foreign court, to make small talk at evening parties of a lady ambassadress, and occasionally, perhaps, to write demi-official notes containing demi-official tittle-tattle; this would be in proper accordance with the high honour of a Gresham of

Doctor Thorne 2004

Mr Williams removed himself from the edge of the table, which was strewn with maps and bluebooks, printed official, and typewritten demi-official papers.

The Imperialist Sara Jeannette Duncan

And all had gone exceeding well up to the moment of the receipt of this terrible demi-official, for the Acting-Adjutant had signed papers when and where the Sergeant-Major told him, and had saluted the Colonel respectfully every Saturday evening at five, as he came on parade, and suggested that the Corps should form fours and march round and round the parade ground, prior to attempting one or two simple movements -- as usual.

Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life Percival Christopher Wren 1913

It only wanted for the diversity of my career that I should have served a term as a demi-official of the Turkish government I had served to undermine.

The Autobiography of a Journalist Stillman, William James, 1828-1901 1901

Then in the evening he pitches in a twenty-page demi-official to me, saying that the people where he is might be "advantageously employed on relief-work," and suggesting that he put 'em to work on some broken-down old reservoir he's discovered, so as to have a good water-supply when the Rains come.

The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling 1900

Secretary, through the instructing and instalment of these two expeditions, it was as nothing compared with the official, demi-official, and private, with the Government and individuals, that arose from the Government request that the Royal Society should arrange for the publication and distribution of the enormous collections brought home by the above-named expedition.

Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Leonard Huxley 1896

"Peeler," tells me so, and he ought to know, for he is a kind of demi-official superintendent of Thugs and Agents.

Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series George Robert Aberigh-Mackay 1864

The tail-coat, with gold buttons, velvet cuffs, and light blue silk lining, is quite a demi-official, small-and-early arrangement.

Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series George Robert Aberigh-Mackay 1864

The old sailor, who looked mightily as if he were going to melt upon the occasion, cast a petitioning glance to windward every now and then from under the edge of his straw hat, as I paced up and down the deck, still fuming away at the doctor's demi-official reproach.

The Lieutenant and Commander Hall, Basil, 1788-1844 1862