quasi-independent

He did not always retain the power; but that generally meant that the rebellious general deposed the emperor and took the throne for himself, rather than becoming a quasi-independent ruler as in the West.

superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism superversive 2010

And a key provision was the establishment of a quasi-independent `National Levee Safety Review Board' appointed by the Secretary of the Army.

Sandy Rosenthal: How Congress Rewarded the Corps of Engineers for Drowning New Orleans Sandy Rosenthal 2011

The White House seems to favor either renewing the authority that once allowed presidents to submit reorganization plans to Congress, or establishing a quasi-independent commission to draft proposals for up-or-down votes in Congress.

The Easy Way Washington Could Save $1 Trillion Paul C. Light 2011

In 2010, as problems facing Western business in Libya escalated and Seif's quasi-independent media outlets were shut down.

The Seif Paradox Jason Pack 2011

Reorganization plans would be more appealing if they came from a quasi-independent entity modeled on the Resolution Trust Corporation.

The Easy Way Washington Could Save $1 Trillion Paul C. Light 2011

Two recognized local human rights organizations existed: the quasi-independent EHRA, which focused on human rights issues and complaints such as labor rights, stateless persons' rights, and prisoners' well-being and humane treatment; and the government-subsidized Jurists' Association Human Rights Committee, which focused on human rights education and conducted seminars and symposia subject to government approval.

David Isenberg: PMC und Drang in the Persian Gulf David Isenberg 2011

A governmental structure designed long before as a compromise to unite a bunch of quasi-independent groups into a single political unit.

Matthew Yglesias » The Fall of Poland 2010

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said he accepted the resignation of Henry "Hank" Krakowski, who for four years tried to run the agency's sprawling Air Traffic Organization—responsible for roughly 15,000 controllers—as a quasi-independent organization inside the FAA.

Turbulence Mounts at FAA Andy Pasztor 2011

Two recognized local human rights organizations existed: the quasi-independent EHRA, which focused on human rights issues and complaints such as labor rights, stateless persons' rights, and prisoners' well-being and humane treatment; and the government-subsidized Jurists' Association Human Rights Committee, which focused on human rights education and conducted seminars and symposia subject to government approval.

David Isenberg: PMC und Drang in the Persian Gulf David Isenberg 2011

A few months later, in June, a quasi-independent NRC panel dealt a blow to the administration and denied its request, saying the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act "does not give the secretary the discretion to substitute his policy for the one established by Congress."

White House Faces Fresh Challenges to Yucca Mountain Policy Tennille Tracy 2011