About The Word Ex officio

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Ex officio

Ex officio Meaning & Definition
Ex officio Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ex officio?

[adv] by virtue of position; "the president sat on the committee ex officio"
[adj] by virtue of an office or position; "the head of the department serves as an ex officio member of the board"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ex officio: by right of office | official

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ex officio: absolute | ascendant | authoritarian | authoritative | authorized | autocratic | clothed with authority | commanding | competent | consequential | considerable | controlling | dominant | duly constituted | eminent | empowered | ex cathedra | governing | great | hegemonic | hegemonistic | imperative | important | influential | leading | mighty | momentous | monocratic | official | potent | powerful | preeminent | prestigious | prominent | puissant | ranking | ruling | senior | substantial | superior | supreme | totalitarian | weighty

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Ex officio In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex` of*fi"ci*o\; pl. {Ex officiis}. [L.] From office; by virtue, or as a consequence, of an office; officially.

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