0 a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for:
1 a similarity to something, or the appearance of being or having something:
By early 1994, local chiefs were able to stop the violence and bring some semblance of peace to the area.
They were forced to conform to maintain some semblance of power in the new county administration.
The incentive to preserve even the semblance of fairness disappears when the consequences are deemed sufficiently important.
That we are listening to something which is 'recorded' seems not to detract from the semblance of liveness communicated.
On the contrary, it was intended to give the semblance of a democratic elected government while preserving the status quo.
A semblance of conformity with the imperial constitution also eased the task of rallying princes to his project.
Intrusive public health measures, federally controlled healthcare delivery, and uniform ethical standards all require some semblance of consensus to work smoothly in quasi-democratic societies.
Gone was the semblance of party unity, shattered into overlapping currents.
