In name only; officially though perhaps not in reality.
the Republicans nominally controlled both houses of Congress but by slim margins
nominally independent newspapers
Example sentencesExamples
Nominally, at least, the debate in the Senate is about who should impose the standards.
As my whole generation discovered, the world, whether at war or - nominally - at peace, has in any case kept moving in on us.
These may be nominally democratic countries, but state officials there are still regarded with fear, rather than as public servants.
Both parties have at least nominally committed to long-term emissions reductions.
The visual quality is nominally better than that of the original broadcast - nominally.
It's nominally a documentary, but not necessarily a wholly truthful one.
Seventy percent of the population nominally belongs to the Anglican/Episcopal church.
The governments in the 1980s were nominally civilian, but were dominated by the military.
My mother, while nominally Catholic, never insisted that I become Catholic as well.
The legislature and judiciary are nominally independent but remain susceptible to executive influence.
This policy was the means by which the bureaucracy sought to defend its own narrow and selfish interests, in opposition to the needs of the workers it nominally represented.
Songwriters and composers are only nominally compensated when a CD is purchased.
Definition of nominally in US English:
nominally
adverbˈnämənəlē
In name only; officially though perhaps not in reality.
the Republicans nominally controlled both houses of Congress but by slim margins
nominally independent newspapers
Example sentencesExamples
It's nominally a documentary, but not necessarily a wholly truthful one.
The governments in the 1980s were nominally civilian, but were dominated by the military.
This policy was the means by which the bureaucracy sought to defend its own narrow and selfish interests, in opposition to the needs of the workers it nominally represented.
Nominally, at least, the debate in the Senate is about who should impose the standards.
These may be nominally democratic countries, but state officials there are still regarded with fear, rather than as public servants.
Seventy percent of the population nominally belongs to the Anglican/Episcopal church.
The visual quality is nominally better than that of the original broadcast - nominally.
As my whole generation discovered, the world, whether at war or - nominally - at peace, has in any case kept moving in on us.
My mother, while nominally Catholic, never insisted that I become Catholic as well.
Songwriters and composers are only nominally compensated when a CD is purchased.
Both parties have at least nominally committed to long-term emissions reductions.
The legislature and judiciary are nominally independent but remain susceptible to executive influence.